69.054 - Actionable Research to Advance Equity: Insights From Three Research-Practice Partnerships

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

We propose a symposium examining strategies and important considerations for advancing equity from four case studies of research-practice partnerships. The first case explores how design-based implementation research supports strategic planning and scale-up of a district-wide initiative. The second case demonstrates how issues of power and trust influence the research process and engagement among cross-sector partners. The third case analyzes the dynamics of collaborating within a youth-sector alliance focused on data use. The final case examines capacity building and data inquiry within a collaborative improving college completion. These cases seek to address research gaps and build theory by studying processes and mechanisms of different research-practice partnerships, and identifying approaches and conditions that advance meaningful use of data and research evidence.

Sub Unit

• SIG-School/University Collaborative Research

Chair

• Jonathan Zaff, America's Promise Alliance

Papers

• Evolution of a University-District, Research-Practice Partnership: Strategies and Challenges - Kendra Fehrer, John W. Gardner Center; Erica Messner, Stanford University; Jacob Leos-Urbel, Stanford University

• Embedding Research in Practice to Advance Educational Outcomes through an Equity Lens: The Story of One Research-Practice Partnership in Northern California - Hadar Baharav, Stanford University; Elizabeth Newman, Stanford University

• The Influence of Place, Power, and Politics: The Dynamics of Cross-Sector Collaborations - Amy R Gerstein, Stanford University; Jamila Henderson, Stanford University; Samuel Taeho Yi, Stanford University

Discussant

• Laura P. Wentworth, California Education Partners