Randomized Experiment of Playworks Analytic Files for 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 Cohorts in Six United States Cities (ICPSR 35638)

Version Date: Sep 20, 2016

Principal Investigator(s):
Susanne James-Burdurmy, Mathematica Policy Research

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35638.v1

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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:

  • James-Burdurmy, Susanne. Randomized Experiment of Playworks Analytic Files for 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 Cohorts in Six United States Cities. ICPSR35638-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2016-09-20. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35638.v1

2016-09-20 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

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Alternate Title

Randomized Experiment of Playworks: Student and School Outcomes Project

Summary

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) contracted with Mathematica Policy Research and its subcontractor, the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities (JGC) at Stanford University, to conduct a rigorous evaluation of Playworks, a program for structured play during recess, class time and after school in low-income school districts. These data were collected as part of the evaluation. Twenty-nine urban schools interested in implementing Playworks were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups during the 2010-2011 (cohort 1) or 2011-2012 (cohort 2) school years. During the one-year study period for each cohort, treatment schools received Playworks and control schools were not eligible to implement Playworks. Mathematica and JGC collected data from students, teachers and school staff at 25 cohort 1 schools in spring 2011 and an additional four cohort 2 schools in spring 2012 to document the implementation of Playworks and assess the program's impact on key outcomes related to school climate; conflict resolution and aggression; learning and academic performance; youth development; student behavior; and play, physical activity and recess. Data collection activities included administration of student and teacher surveys, collection of physical activity data via accelerometers, structured observations of recess periods and collection of administrative records.

Citation

James-Burdurmy, Susanne. Randomized Experiment of Playworks Analytic Files for 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 Cohorts in Six United States Cities. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2016-09-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35638.v1

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Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (67445, 67807, 67877)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

As explained in the ICPSR Processing Notes, ICPSR restricted one variable in Dataset 6 from general information for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining the restricted variable must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to the restricted variable through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2011 -- 2012 (spring 2011 and spring 2012)
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Sample

Cases were randomly selected within the twenty-nine schools that were included in the study.

Universe

Elementary school students and teachers

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Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

The response rate for both the teacher and student surveys was 83 percent.

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Original Release Date

2016-09-20

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:

  • James-Burdurmy, Susanne. Randomized Experiment of Playworks Analytic Files for 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 Cohorts in Six United States Cities. ICPSR35638-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2016-09-20. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35638.v1

2016-09-20 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

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Weight

The data files include weights that account for sampling and unit nonresponse. Each set of weights accounts for the probability of selection for the units of analysis (teacher, student, or recess period) and for unit nonresponse that resulted during the data collection process. Weights are constructed so that individuals in the analytic samples are representative of all eligible individuals in the study population. Weights should be applied when performing estimation and inferences.

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