Comparing Political Dynamics of Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs): Insights From Latin America and the United States

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium explores the political and sociocultural dynamics influencing Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs) in Latin America and the United States. Four case studies illustrate how political contexts impact RPPs, focusing on internal dynamics, decision-making, and equity. The presentations cover district coherence in California, external support capacities in Chile, deeper learning promotion in Peru, and political dynamics in a Chilean RPP. By comparing these diverse contexts, the session aims to identify best practices, challenges, and strategies for navigating political complexities. The insights gained will contribute to the development of effective, context-sensitive approaches for establishing and sustaining RPPs, seeking to inform policy decisions and educational research and practice partnerships from diverse contexts.

Sub Unit

• Division A - Administration / Division A - Section 3: School and District Improvement

Chair

• Bárbara Zoro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

Papers

• Fostering district coherence amid complexity: Affordances of a professional learning series for fostering district leaders’ collective agency - Elizabeth Zumpe, University of Oklahoma; Corrine Aramburo, San Francisco State University

• Building capacities for external support agents in Chile - Miguel Órdenes, Universidad Diego Portales

• Striving for symmetry: Navigating the complexity of promoting deeper learning through an RPP in Peru - Elizabeth Dawes Duraisingh, Harvard University; Andrea Sachdeva, University of Pittsburgh

• Navigating Political Dynamics in Research-Practice Partnerships: A Case Study from Chile - Bárbara Zoro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso; Marcela Pena Ruz, Universidad de Chile; Fernanda Goni, Universidad de Chile

Discussant

• Paula Arce-Trigatti, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships