Coaching for Quality Improvement: Lessons Learned from Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS)

This Research Brief summarizes a recent report synthesizing findings from a literature review and a multi-case study of coaching in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) to understand more about the practice of coaching and whether features of coaching can be identified that are linked to positive outcomes for practitioners and children. The Research Brief concludes with an overview of implications for QRIS policy and practice.