Center for Learner Agency Research and Action
At the Center for Learner Agency Research and Action (CLARA), we leverage the resources of a major public research university to promote equitable educational practices that foster learner agency so that all students can decide, create, and achieve.
CLARA: Decide. Create. Achieve.
Focus Areas
Focus Areas
In addition to engaging in work that broadly supports the CLARA mission, the center has two area of focus that emphasize specific expertise and ongoing work.
Equity and Assessment
The Equity and Assessment Competency Hub (TEACH) empowers change agents who dismantle systemic inequities for all those who make, take, administer, and use assessments.
Montessori Research
CLARA’s Montessori research work continues the center’s leadership in building a robust body of knowledge so that Montessori education and philosophy will benefit all children.
2023 Montessori Research Retreat
The Montessori Research Working Group is proud to present its annual research retreat, taking place at the University of Kansas Thursday, October 12th to Sunday, October 15th.
In addition to our visiting scholars presenting their research, the Montessori Research Retreat, in the spirit of fostering the next generation and engaging researchers in other disciplines, will feature a symposium with a session open to the the KU community and sessions devoted to current doctoral students.