"Instead of looking at grades and test scores, attendance and graduation rates, the Street Data method looks at data from the ground up." This post provides an overview of the book Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation by Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan. There's also an interview (transcript) with the authors. "Street data are the qualitative and experiential data that emerges at eye level and on lower frequencies when we train our brains to discern it. These data are asset based... helping educators look for what's right in our students, schools, and communities instead of seeking out what's wrong" (p. 57). I like the concept. It shows a pathway toward achieving objectives without reducing everything to quantities. I'd rather the book was in open access so I could read it. But this post, at least, helps.
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