Partnership Without Hierarchy: Postsecondary Outcomes From a Cross-Sector Mathematics Collaboration

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Abstract

We describe a secondary-postsecondary collaborative partnership that addressed the issue of students’ frequent failure as they transition from high school to college mathematics courses. Participants from both sectors worked together as peers in a professional development project, studying content and pedagogy. Postsecondary participants reported that they valued the relationships with secondary teachers, saw themselves as learners, and initiated change in their instructional approach. The educational significance of the study is the potential change that may emerge by addressing students’ transitions through cross-sector collaboration. Theoretical significance is provided by consideration of the sense of educational continuum achieved through this partnership, and the potential to define new roles and relationships as cross-sector partners work as peers and fellow problem solvers.

Authors

• Janet H. Frost, Washington State University - Spokane

• Jacqueline Rene Coomes, Eastern Washington University

• Kristine Lindeblad, Washington State University