Engaging in Educational Research-Practice Partnerships: Guided Strategies and Applied Case Studies for Scholars in the Field

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Why this Book?
		Galileo Educational Network
		Partner-Research Schools
	Organization of the Book
Chapter 2: What are Research-Practice Partnerships?
	Introduction
	Partnership: A Strategy for Making Research Matter
	Types of Partnerships
	How do Partnerships Start?
		Teacher Professional Learning
		Flipped Maths Classroom
		Assessment
	Projected Value of Educational Research Partnerships
	Challenges
	Indicators of Success
	Lessons Learned
	Possible Discussion Questions for New Research-Practice Partnership Teams
Chapter 3: Participatory Methodologies
	Introduction
	Participatory Paradigm
	Matters of Ethics and Values
	Design Research to Empower Learners and Promote Learning
	Design-based Research
	Conclusion
Chapter 4: Long-term Partnerships
	Introduction
	Pre-Planning: A Commitment to Collaboration
	Initial Meetings with Partners
	Creating Formal Legal Agreements
		Importance of Legal Agreements
		Legal Agreements: Just Good Practice
	Starting the Real Work: Enacting the Collaboration
		Establishing Collaborative Co-Design Teams
		Working with a Co-Design Team
		Developing a Proof of Concept
		Mobilizing the Proof of Concept
		Expanding Co-Design Teams
		Enacting and Testing the Intervention/Solution
		Scaling to District Level
	Building Relational Trust
	Lessons Learned
Chapter 5: A Partnership to Support Mathematics for Teaching
	Introduction
	Design-Based Professional Learning Within Design-Based Research
	Theoretical Framework
	Professional Learning Design
	Methodology and Methods
		Teacher Feedback
		Artefacts
		Visualizations
		Professional Learning Series Materials
		Co-Design Team Meeting Notes and Researcher\'s Field Notes
	Ethical and Methodological Challenges in Partner-Research Projects
	Recommendations
	Educational Importance of this Case
	Lessons Learned
	Conclusion
Chapter 6: A Partnership to Support New Teachers to Become Learning Designers
	Introduction
	Methodology and Methods
		Cycle 1
		Cycles 2–4
		Cycle 5
	Challenges
		Limited Classroom Observations
		Limited Number of Cycles and Topics in DBPL Series
		Limited Scope of the Research to the DBPL Series and No School-based Support
	Lessons Learned
		Partner Relationships are Important and Take Time to Develop
		Ensure Continual Communications with all Team Members Throughout the Project
		Plan for Sharing Workload and Providing Sufficient Time for Team Members to Provide Feedback and Complete Reports
		Plan for Changes in Levels of Commitment to the Project
		Take Time to Reflect on the Research Project and Celebrate Progress
	Conclusion
Chapter 7: A Partnership Focused on Improving Teachers’ Assessment Literacy
	Introduction
	Methodology and Methods
		Design Phase
		Enactment Phase
		Refinement Phase
	Ways Participants Responded to the Phases of DBPL
	Practice/Theory Impact
	Challenges
	Lessons Learned
	Conclusion
Chapter 8: Research Supports for Collaborative Projects
	Introduction
	University Institutional Commitments, Supports, and Resources
		Meeting Potential Partners
		Administrative/Organizational Supports and Resources
	Research Ethics
		Title
		Researchers
		Conflict of Interest
		Study Objectives and Design
		Risks
		Benefits
		Participant Justification
		Participant Identification
		Data Withdrawal
		Provisions for Data Security
		Recruitment Notice, Consent Form, Instruments
		School District Requirement to Conduct Research
	Research Funding
	Legal Support and Agreements
		Services
		Payment
		Ownership of Work Products and Materials
		Intellectual Property
		Confidentiality/Non-disclosure
		Publications
		Data Sharing
		Liability
	Knowledge Mobilization
	Tenure, Promotion, and Performance
	Partner Institutional Commitments, Supports, and Resources
	Conclusion
	Note
Chapter 9: Developing Partner Projects
	Introduction
	Lesson 1 – Coming Together for Partner Research
	Lesson 2 – Develop Partner Relationships
	Lesson 3 – Converge Towards a Common Shared Purpose
	Lesson 4 – Engage in Knowledge Mobilization
	Lesson 5 – Build Capacity
	Lesson 6 – Adapt to Unforeseen Circumstances
	Lessons Learned
	Conclusion
Chapter 10: Looking Ahead
	Introduction
	Long-Term Professional Learning and Educational Research Partnerships for Collaborative Knowledge Building
		Initiating Partnerships for Research in Schools and in Collaboration with Schools
		Evolving Partnerships
	Looking Ahead and Future Research Directions
		Co-design in Research Partnerships
		Collaboration in Research Partnerships
		Shared Epistemic Agency in Research Partnerships
	Recommendations
Appendix A: Theory of Action
Appendix B: Sample Research Proposal
	Research Team
	Overview
	Timeline
	Budget
References
Index