How do different organizations and systems within the areas of education research, practice, and policy work together within states across the country, and how does this compare across states? We introduce a cross-state analysis of the research-practice-policy ecosystems in eight states that seeks to develop a common framework from which to examine the systems of organizations that interact to help research, practice, and policy work together to improve educational outcomes.
Field Building
DO RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS DO ‘POLICY’? HOW RPPs ENGAGE IN AND THINK ABOUT POLICY-RELATED WORK
“I don’t think research-practice partnerships (RPPs) do any policy work since the ‘P’ in RPP stands for ‘practice’ and not ‘policy’.”
This is an assumption we have seen surface, yet at the same time, from what we know, a sizable majority of RPPs actually engage heavily in policy-related work. In this article, we invite our membership to reflect with us and explore what the “practice” in “research-practice partnership” really refers to.
WRITING AND RESEARCHING ABOUT RPPs: AN INVITATION TO REFLECT
How are RPPs currently researched and written about, and how might we need to challenge some of these trends to more accurately reflect the disruptive goals of RPPs and the uniqueness of a given partnership? We invite the NNERPP community to critically reflect on how we write about RPPs.
SHOULD RPPs BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING KNOWLEDGE THAT INFORMS EDUCATION EFFORTS MORE BROADLY? A MULTI-VIEW TAKE ON DIMENSION 4 FROM THE HENRICK, ET AL. RPP EFFECTIVENESS FRAMEWORK
We explore a number of aspects around the question of whether RPPs should be expected to prioritize the spread of knowledge beyond the borders of the partnership.
MEASURING THE VALUE OF A RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP
In response to one of the RPP field’s most pressing challenges – quantifying the positive impact of research-practice partnerships – Faith Connolly presents the comprehensive approach her partnership takes to capturing the essence of its value.
