Gaining Insight into Low Performing Schools Through Collaborative Action Research Appalachian Educational Laboratory (AEL), Inc. Funding Body: Appalachian Educational Laboratory (AEL), Inc. ($75,379) Dates: 2001-2002 Principal Investigators: Andy Hargreaves and Amanda Datnow RO/GA: Shawn Moore and Robert White Description: This project involved working with the senior administrative staff of four U.S. State Departments of Education to investigate the challenges of identifying and turning around failing schools in ways that secure greater teacher involvement and that make the effectiveness of dealing with school failure sustainable over time. Return to Research Projects