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DiGiacomo  \nJoshua J. Prudhomme  \nHannah R. Jones  \nKevin G. Welner  \n&  \nBen Kishner  \nUniversity of Colorado Boulder  \nUnited States  \nCitation: DiGiacomo, D. K., Prudhomme, J. J., Jones, H. R., Welner, K. G. & Kirshner, B. (2016) . Why theory matters: An examination of contemporary learning time reforms. Educational Policy  \nAnalysis Archives, 24(44). [http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.24.2334](http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.24.2334)  \nAbstract: This article explores the contemporary policy reform push to extend and expand learning time in schools. In light of the potential and continued prominence of learning time reforms in today’s national educational landscape, this article makes visible the ways in which theory matters for the near-and long-term success of equity-focused educational reforms. Using the recent enactment of learning time reforms in Colorado as an illustration, and the zone of mediation framework as a conceptual lens, this article demonstrates how such reforms are likely to be weakened and undermined without strong theoretical grounding.  \nKeywords: Learning time; equity; learning theory; zone of mediation; reform processes  \nPorque teoría es importante: Una investigación de la reforma contemporánea del tiempo de aprendizaje  \nResumen: Este artículo examina políticas contemporáneas que enfatizan un cambio para extender y/o dispersar el tiempo de aprendizaje en las escuelas. Dado el potencial yrelevancia actual de las reformas hacia el tiempo de aprendizaje en el campo general deeducación, el propósito de este articulo es brevemente enaltecer las maneras en las cuales la teoría educativa son de suma importancia, a largo y corto plazo, para asegurar el éxito de dichas reformas educativas orientadas hacia la equidad. Utilizando el ejemplo de la implementación de estas reformas en Colorado, y el instrumento teorético de la zona me mediación, este artículo demuestra como reformas similares pueden ser disminuidos por una falta de un base de teoría fuerte.  \nPalabras claves: Tiempo de aprendizaje; equidad, teoría de aprendizaje; zona deaproximación; procesos de reforma  \nPor que teoria é importante: Uma investigação das reformas contemporâneas do tempo de aprendizagem  \nResumo: Este artigo examina o promover da reforma contemporânea das regras para ampliar eexpandir o tempo de aprendizagem nas escolas. Considerando o potencial e o contínuo destaque da reforma do tempo de aprendizagem no ambiente da educação nacional atualmente, este artigo ilustra as maneiras em que teoria é importante para o sucesso imediato e futuro das reformas educacionais que se focalizam em equidade. Usando a recente promulgação das reformas do tempo deaprendizagem em Colorado como ilustração, e o sistema de zona de mediação como uma lenteconceitual, o artigo demonstra como tais reformas serão provavelmente enfraquecidas sem uma forte base teórica.  \nPalavras-chave: Tempo de aprendizagem; equidade; teoria de aprendizagem; zona de mediação; processos de reformas  \nWhy Theory Matters: An Examination of Contemporary Learning Time  \nReforms  \nMany of the nation’s most prominent and important school reforms are intended to improve children’s quality of learning. They are designed to increase access to robust learning opportunities for children with the most pressing social and academic needs. But when salient parts of intended change reforms are not grounded in the best research evidence, they are less likely to improve learning or increase educational equity among diverse groups of students. 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