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Assessing Research-Practice Partnerships: Five Dimensions of Effectiveness

Sun, April 15, 10:35am to 12:05pm, New York Marriott Marquis, Floor: Seventh Floor, Chelsea/Gotham Room

Abstract

Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs) are defined as long-term collaborations between researchers and practitioners that leverage research to address persistent problems of practice (Coburn, Penuel, & Geil, 2013). Education RPPs may be a promising strategy for bridging the current gulf between research and practice by bringing together experts from research and practice fields to address problems facing K-12 U.S. education. There is limited literature about how to assess education RPPs. This paper describes a framework that comprises five dimensions for assessing education RPPs as well as indicators of progress that partnerships might use to assess their progress in accomplishing each objective. We conclude by discussing how the framework might be used and then consider next steps for work in this area.

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