Researching the Sustainability of Reform

The Researching the Sustainability of Reform (RSR) project focused on the question of how to maintain the gains of an initial educational change process and support continuing reform over time. By studying nine communities that had sustained hands-on science program for 5–30 years, the research identified fifteen factors that support and/or inhibit the sustainbility of reform. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation and was conducted by CSE staff in collaboration with the Caltech Pre-College Science Initiative.