Research-Practice Partnerships: Building Two-Way Streets of Engagement

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Title

Research-Practice Partnerships: Building Two-Way Streets of Engagement

Abstract/Description

People have long bemoaned the silos of research and practice. Researchers express frustration that practitioners do not use or misuse research. Practitioners respond that research is not relevant to their work, or is not easily accessible or understood. Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs) across the country are seeking to undo these patterns. Many partnerships involve agencies working in long-term collaboration with external researchers. Others are partnerships between research and program offices within government agencies. In this paper, we discuss how partnerships challenge researchers and practitioners to work together in new ways in order to improve education and human services, and ultimately to enhance child and youth outcomes. Discussion covers various types of partnerships, strategies and conditions for success, and exemplar models.

Author/creator

Tseng, Vivian

Easton, John Q.

Supplee, Lauren H.

Date

2017

In publication

Social Policy Report

Volume

30

Issue

4

Pages

1-17

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Theoretical

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

2379-3988

DOI

10.1002/j.2379-3988.2017.tb00089.x

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (Online Wiley Library)

Open Access Item on ERIC (ED581655)

Citation

Tseng, V., Easton, J. Q., & Supplee, L. H. (2017). Research-Practice Partnerships: Building Two-Way Streets of Engagement. Social Policy Report, 30(4), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2379-3988.2017.tb00089.x

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Introducing Improvement Research in Education

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