1. Creating a Coherent Communication System
Jennifer Coffey, PhD
June 3, 2014

2. Policy Practice Feedback Loops
“External” System Change Support
Policy (Plan)
Structure
Procedure
Policy
Practice
Policy Enabled Practices
(PEP)
Practice Informed Policy
(PIP)
Feedback
Study - Act
Practice (Do)
Form Supports Function at every level
(National, State, District, Region, School, Classroom)
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3. FORM SUPPORTS FUNCTION
System Alignment
Federal Departments
Implementation Teams
State Department
Districts/Regions
ALIGNMENT
Schools
Fixsen, D. L., Naoom, S. F., Blase, K. A., Friedman, R. M., & Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation Research: A synthesis of the literature. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, The National Implementation Research Network (FMHI Publication #231).
Chao, S. (Ed.). (2007). The state of quality improvement and implementation research: Expert views workshop summary. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: The National Academies Press.
Change is difficult, resistant, and often feels wrong. Inducing major change in large organizations is much more difficult than simple behavioral changes because organizations themselves are problematic. Additionally, most organization designs are outdated and do not reflect current environments, requiring more comprehensive organizational change.
Freund, A. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2000). The orchestration of selection, optimization and compensation: An action - theoretical conceptualization of a theory of developmental regulation. In W. J. Perrig & A. Grob (Eds.), Control of human behavior, mental processes, and consciousness (pp ). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Selection, optimization, compensation (SOC) theory conceptualizes the processes of adaptive development for individuals, organizations, and systems. Selection refers to narrowing the range of alternative domains of functioning or goals from the pool of available options. Optimization involves the acquisition and coordination of the means (resources) required for goal attainment. Compensation refers to managing loss or decline in goal-relevant means (resources) through substitution of means or use of external aids.
Teachers / Staff
Effective Practices
FORM SUPPORTS FUNCTION
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