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The last part of the book explains what it means to implement the data team procedure in the school, the conditions needed for implementing the data team procedure, and the factors that may hinder or support the use of data in data teams.

This book describes the Data Team Procedure: a method for data-based decision making that can help schools to improve their quality. It involves the use of teams consisting of 4-6 teachers, 1-2 school leaders and a data expert. The members of the team collaboratively learn how to use data to solve an educational problem within the school, adopting a systematic approach. The data team procedure is an iterative and cyclic procedure consisting of eight steps. The data team members are trained in the data team procedure by a coach. The coach visits the data team’s school regularly for a meeting and facilitates working according to the systematic procedure. Teams participate in data analysis workshops for more specific support.

Divided into three parts, the book first describes the importance of data use and the data team procedure. Next, it describes two cases. The first case concerns a data team working on a school level problem: Reducing grade repetition. The second case concerns a data team working on a classroom level problem: low student achievement in English language. The last part of the book explains what it means to implement the data team procedure in the school, the conditions needed for implementing the data team procedure, and the factors that may hinder or support the use of data in data teams.

Dit boek biedt inspiratie en handreikingen voor iedereen die aan de slag wil met praktijkonderzoek als motor voor verandering in organisaties. Praktijkonderzoek is niet alleen bedoeld om iets te weten te komen, maar ook om te veranderen en te leren. In plaats van een extern adviseur in te huren die ''de oplossing'' heeft, spoor je kennis en ervaring in de eigen organisatie op. Praktijkonderzoek levert niet alleen interessante inzichten op, het kan ook het leren van betrokkenen stimuleren. Kortom: praktijkonderzoek als motor voor verandering. Dit boek bevat handreikingen om zulk soort onderzoek zinvol en leuk te maken en is gebaseerd op wat werkt in de praktijk.