Caitlin Farrell - William T. Grant Foundation

Awarded Grants

Grant

Mentoring and Career Development: 2020 Farrell and Riedy

Farrell will use this award to build her capacity for one-on-one mentoring and to develop a set of intentional mentoring strategies for supporting junior scholars of color.

Caitlin Farrell

University Of Colorado

2020 – 2023
$60,000

Grant

Measuring the Effectiveness of Research-Practice Partnerships in Education

Strong measures are needed to assess when and how research-practice partnerships are effective and can improve the use of research evidence in policy and practice.

Caitlin Farrell

University Of Colorado

2019 – 2023
$947,948

Grant

Research-practice Partnerships White Paper 2.0

How has the field of research-practice partnerships (RPPs) evolved, and what lessons can be learned about when and how RPPs promote the use of research evidence?

Caitlin Farrell

University Of Colorado

2018 – 2020
$50,000

Articles & More

Publication

Research-Practice Partnerships in Education: The State of the Field

Research-Practice Partnerships in Education: The State of the Field expands on the 2013 white paper Research-Practice Partnerships: A Strategy for Leveraging Research for Educational Improvement in School Districts by scanning the current landscape of partnerships, identifying points of variation, and outlining ...

Caitlin Farrell

William Penuel

Cynthia Coburn

Julia Daniel

and Louisa Steup

Research-Practice Partnerships in Education: The State of the Field

News

• Aug 10, 2020

2020 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

Two research grantees and two William T. Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The awardees will mentor promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in enhancing their methodological skills, publication ...

Foundation Staff

2020 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

Blog Post

Fostering Research Use in School Districts Through External Partnerships

When and under what conditions can a district central office learn from external partners for their improvement efforts? External partners, such as vendors, consultants, and researchers, can share materials and expertise to support instructional improvement efforts in districts. An increasing ...

Caitlin Farrell

and Cynthia Coburn

Fostering Research Use in School Districts Through External Partnerships

Blog Post

What is the Conceptual Use of Research, and Why is it Important?

We recently observed and interviewed leaders in a major urban school district as they set out to revise their district’s school improvement policies. In pursuing their goals, the leaders we followed drew heavily from the 2010 book, Organizing Schools ...

Caitlin Farrell

and Cynthia Coburn

What is the Conceptual Use of Research, and Why is it Important?

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.