Our Quest for Mutualism in University–School Partnerships

Chorzempa, Barbara Fink; Isabelle, Aaron D.; Groot, Cornelis de

doi:10.1080/00131725.2010.507084

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“…Social capital is necessary for institutions to move beyond transactional relationships to ones characterized by mutualism (Chorzempa et al, 2010;Jamali et al, 2011). Examining iLEAD, we argue that shared commitment to continuous improvement principles, methods, and tools can form the basis for more productive and we-centered partnerships between LEAs and IHEs.…”

Section: Addressing Educational Engagement Equity and Coherencementioning

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Responding to COVID-19 With the Aid of Mutually Beneficial Partnerships in Education

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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the structures and routines of K-12 education. Districts and school systems worldwide continue to adapt their ways of working to address a variety of challenges–many of whose dimensions are complex, dynamic, and not entirely known. Without cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders, institutions, and communities, we will be less able to address students’ social, emotional, and learning needs. In this paper, we present evidence that suggests mutually beneficial partnerships between local education agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs), grounded in improvement science, can serve as an essential resource to address dilemmas brought about by the pandemic. We examine the work of four partnerships in the Improvement Leadership Education and Development (iLEAD) Network. Our analysis suggests that what matters in this period of uncertainty is that partnerships take a systems perspective, pay direct attention to the needs of critical users, avoid pre-determined programs and solutions, and engage in disciplined inquiry across institutional boundaries to affect positive and lasting change. A deeper understanding of how these partnerships operate–their principles, routines, methods, and tools–can help educational systems support students during the current global health crisis.

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“…In addition, while existing literature about RPPs address the challenge of long-term relationships including time and resources (Coburn & Penuel, 2016; Johnson et al, 2016; Severance et al, 2014), there is less emphasis on examining what committing time actually looks like and the extent to which that critical time is needed to develop politicized trust and meaningful relationships with the district. Finally, while there is existing literature about politicized trust (Vakil et al, 2016; Vakil & McKinney de Royston, 2019), mutualism (Chorzempa et al, 2010; Henrick et al, 2016; Lefever-Davis et al, 2007), and use of research in RPPs (Ferguson, 2005; Golden-Biddle et al, 2003), we have not encountered literature besides this article that explored all three of these interacting aspects, which we consider the heart of RPPs.…”

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“…Critical to establishing and maintaining politicized trust is being able to communicate one’s own self-interests and ‘move beyond a discourse of “good intentions” and toward a candid discussion’ of what the partnership means to each person (Vakil et al, 2016, p. 201). This idea of mutualism in an RPP refers to a mutually beneficial or symbiotic relationship between university and school partners (Chorzempa et al, 2010). Building a relationship of mutualism and trust is a ‘developmental process requiring interaction and reflection to ensure that the resulting partnership is collaborative and that the relationship is beneficial for all stakeholders’ (Lefever-Davis et al, 2007, p. 204).…”

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Finding the heart of a Research-Practice Partnership: Politicized trust, mutualism, and use of research

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The assumption that research is out-of-reach, irrelevant, or unusable for practitioners has been a theme echoed throughout academia. Research alliances such as Research-Practice Partnerships (RPP) attempt to alleviate this problem by having researchers, practitioners, and/or community-based organizations form a collaborative partnership that uses research to solve tangible problems of practice. Previous works have highlighted the complexities inherent with forming and maintaining these long-term partnerships including politics, trust building, time, and available resources. In this paper, we engage in reflective analysis of our own RPP around three key elements we believe are at the heart of RPPs: politicized trust, mutualism, and use of research. This paper illustrates successes and points of failure in each of these areas, which have been previously unconnected in RPP literature. We conclude with recommendations for school and university partners and future research on RPPs.

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“…The academy is uniquely equipped to partner with school districts to create authentic, data-driven professional learning opportunities for school district faculty and parents in order to create meaningful and sustained systems of support for families, and teaching and learning for students, so that K-12 school districts can meet the challenges of today's immigrant, migrant, and refugee children who must survive and thrive in the US educational system and in the US economic system (Chorzempa et al, 2010). Universities need to value this work by their faculty in creating and sustaining these non-a priori "quasi-experimental" designs that allow the school district to be the leader in driving the change, not the researchers' pre-conceived notions of what the school district may or may not need.…”

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a university-multi-school district partnership that positively affected the lives of P-12 immigrant, migrant and refugee students and their parents through an iterative collaboration of talent and resources among institutions. Design/methodology/approach This is a case study describing a university-school partnership grant-funded program detailing the processes, products, and implications for policy and practice. Findings University faculty and public school educators must work through intentional, contextually informed partnerships. It is through these partnerships that scarce resources of time, talent, and funds can be used wisely to build sustainable systems to educate students in K-12 schools and prepare future leaders for this work. Research limitations/implications This is a case study limited to the suburban Chicagoland area. Generalities to other communities cannot be directly made. Originality/value This study builds on the extant literature of university-school district partnerships and sustainable leadership theory by exploring the processes for creating iterative and individualized structures that benefit both university and public school districts. This study implores universities to re-examine priorities and purpose, especially within schools and colleges of education, in order to remain viable, relevant institutions for positive school improvement.

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Our Quest for Mutualism in University–School Partnerships

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Responding to COVID-19 With the Aid of Mutually Beneficial Partnerships in Education

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