The words “communication,” “dissemination,” and “engagement” are often used to describe the collection of strategies aimed at supporting an RPP’s efforts to share its work with various constituent groups. We explore what these words mean to various RPP-ers and how they are conceptualizing and operationalizing these words with respect to their RPPs.
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EARLY CAREER ACADEMIC SCHOLARS + RPPs: HOW TO SUPPORT EARLY STAGE RPP WORK
For early career academic scholars that are on the tenure track, early stage RPP work may not be aligned with university-based tenure guidelines. How can early career scholars navigate this tension? We share wisdom from several NNERPP members and friends who have been on this journey.
WHAT’S THE BIGGEST BARRIER TO IMPROVEMENT?
When engaging in improvement work means that already overburdened school districts are having to do even more work, does that make their improvement partners part of the problem? David Hersh shares how Proving Ground is seeking to address the biggest barrier to improvement.
RESEARCH VIGNETTES: A LOOK AT RECENT RPP WORK
We highlight some recent RPP work from NNERPP members by taking you through three short vignettes of studies you might want to know about, bringing you a study each from the West, the South, and the Northeast, selected for their unique viewpoints and contributions.
LUV U BETTER: FACILITATING RACIAL JUSTICE & HEALING THROUGH RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS
Jasahn Larsosa reflects on the challenges and opportunities of RPP work between academic institutions and community organizations, and how such collaborations can promote racial equity and healing.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN RPPs: A LOOK AT ONE PARTNERSHIP’S EXPERIENCES
Shauna Dunn shares the Houston Education Research Consortium’s approach to project management and describes lessons the partnership has learned over time.
DEVELOPING VALID MEASURES OF RPP EFFECTIVENESS: AN EVIDENCE-CENTERED DESIGN APPROACH
Caitlin C. Farrell outlines how a collaboration between the National Center for Research in Policy and Practice (NCRPP) and NNERPP is using Evidence-Centered Design to develop measures of RPP effectiveness.
RPP EVALUATION: WHAT DOES AN EVALUATOR DO?
Stacey Sexton, Erin Henrick, Madeline Noya, and Danny Schmidt examine the role and responsibilities of external RPP evaluators.
MEASURING RPP HEALTH: INTRODUCING A NEW TOOL BASED ON THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF RPP EFFECTIVENESS
Elizabeth Barkowski and Carrie Scholz introduce a new tool for partnerships to formatively assess and continuously improve RPP health.
HOW TO KNOW AN IMPROVEMENT EFFORT IS SUCCEEDING?
David Hersh shares important considerations for and challenges in measuring the success of improvement efforts.
SHOULD RESEARCHERS IN RPPs ONLY RESEARCH? EXPLORING ROLES FOR RESEARCH-SIDE PARTNERS THAT GO BEYOND RESEARCH
Emi Iwatani and Quinn Burke examine how research-side partners in RPPs can support the practice-side in achieving their goals by taking on roles that go beyond providing research expertise.
HOW TO CREATE INCLUSIVE DATA VISUALIZATIONS
Negeen Aghassibake shares how we can be intentional about creating inclusive and transparent data visualizations that do not erase the identities of the people behind the data.
