How can RPPs understand and leverage the role and expertise different partners contribute, especially in the partnership’s early years? The Secure and Upgrade Computer Science in Classrooms through an Ecosystem with Scalability & Sustainability (SUCCESS) RPP shares its journey of understanding the crucial role middle school counselors play in providing computer science learning to rural students.
Roles in RPPs
EQUITY-CENTERED AND VISION-ALIGNED RESEARCH: STRATEGIES OF A DISTRICT RESEARCH OFFICE TO BUILD BETTER RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
How can RPPs can offer a path forward in research rooted in school needs and balanced inquiry? Two district research leaders share their perspectives and experiences, shining a spotlight on the meaning and value of RPP work from this vantage point.
COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION RESEARCH and RPP BROKERING: SPOTLIGHT ON TWO RECENT RESOURCES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN CER and RPPs
Are you engaging in collaborative education research endeavors and/or participating in RPP brokering activities? We share about two recently published resources that you might want to use in your RPP learning.
INTRODUCING THE NNERPP RPP BROKERS HANDBOOK, V. 2
Brokers in RPPs are an essential component for helping researchers and practitioners work together on research that supports improvements in education, serving as the bridge between the research and practice communities within partnerships. Despite this critical connector role, brokers are often undervalued or not given the importance they deserve. We introduce Version 2 of the RPP Brokers Handbook, which codifies the work of brokers in RPPs, thereby identifying the specific and essential role they play in enabling public scholarship and social impact.
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.
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 CAN RESEARCHERS MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE IN RPPs? SHOULD THEY? REFLECTIONS FROM THE FIELD
We consider the question “How can researchers maintain their independence in RPPs when partnership work often means working closely with P-side partners all along the research process?”, drawing on relevant research and reflections from the field.
THE ROLE OF BROKERS IN RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS
As partnerships increasingly ponder the specific roles that might be essential to the success of RPPs, Carrie Conaway, Erin O’Hara, and Jessica Vasan share key insights on their experiences serving as brokers, or boundary spanners, in RPPs.
