Building a Knowledge Base on Research-Practice Partnerships: Introduction to the Special Topic Collection

Research-practice partnerships are collaborative research arrangements that seek to transform the relations among researchers, educators, and communities. There is a wide diversity in partnership forms and research methods used in them. In addition, there remain questions about the value of partners...

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Main Authors: William R. Penuel, Heather C. Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:AERA Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858419891950
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Summary:Research-practice partnerships are collaborative research arrangements that seek to transform the relations among researchers, educators, and communities. There is a wide diversity in partnership forms and research methods used in them. In addition, there remain questions about the value of partnerships, given the time and resources they require to build and maintain. In this introduction to the special topic collection on research-practice partnerships, we provide an overview of how the collection adds to our knowledge of the dynamics and outcomes of such partnerships and identify areas for future study.
ISSN:2332-8584