In the past decade, research-practice partnerships (RPPs) have grown in number and reputation. Stephanie Brown and Annie Allen describe the varied ways partnerships facilitate more sustained and productive relationships between researchers and practitioners. They share key findings from a comparative case study of three different types of RPPs focused on mathematics instructional improvement conducted by the National Center for Research in Policy and Practice (NCRPP) and make recommendations for how partnerships can build more authentic bridges between research and practice.
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PenuelW.R.FarrellC.C.AndersonE.R.CoburnC.E.AllenA.R.BohannonA.X.HopkinsM.BrownS. (2020). A comparative, descriptive study of three research–practice partnerships: Goals, activities, and influence on district policy, practice, and decision making (Technical Report No. 4). National Center for Research in Policy and Practice.
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Repko-ErwinM.QuantzM. (2018, October29). The top three challenges research-practice partnerships in education face, and how to overcome them. Education Week.
