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Measures of Social Settings

Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials

Consultation Service and Optimal Design

Studying the Use of Research Evidence

Grantee Forms

Research-Practice Partnerships

The Foundation believes that strengthening the connection between research and practice is a critical aspect of our mission to support research to improve the lives of youth. Research-practice partnerships show promise in helping to bridge the divide between the two communities. We have collected the following resources for those interested in such partnerships. To date, our work has focused on education, but we will be expanding. More resources will be added as they become available.

Foundation Interests

Partnerships: Shifting the Dynamics Between Research and Practice (July 2012). Vice President Vivian Tseng discusses the promise of research-practice partnerships and the Foundation’s work to date.
Improving the Connections Between Research and Practice (May 2012). Dr. Vivian Tseng explains the Foundation’s initiative to improve research-practice connections, with a focus on research-practice partnerships.

Recommended General Reading

Research-Practice Partnerships at the District Level: A New Strategy for Leveraging Research for Educational Improvement (December 2012). By Cynthia E. Coburn, William R. Penuel, and Kimberly E. Geil. The authors examine the different models for research-practice partnerships and survey their advantages and challenges.
Scholars and Educators Link Up for the Long Haul (September 19, 2012). By Sarah D. Sparks in Education Week.
Annotated Bibliography (November 2012). By the Forum for Youth Investment.

Research-Practice Learning Community
Working with the Forum for Youth Investment, we organized a learning community of nine research-practice partnerships, to share ideas and strategies and work together on challenges. We will post relevant agendas from those meetings as they become available.

Summary of Participating Partnerships
Meeting Agendas: May 2012, November 2012

SREE 2012 Panel
Foundation staff and grantees joined district staff members for the panel, “Research-Practice Partnerships: Opportunities and Challenges,” at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Fall 2012 Conference.

Panel Abstract
"Research-Practice Partnerships at the District Level: A New Strategy for Leveraging Research for Educational Improvement,” a presentation by William Penuel, University of Colorado, Boulder
"Research-Practice Partnerships: NYC Department of Education and the Research Alliance for NYC Schools,” a presentation by Adina Lopatin, New York City Department of Education
"Research Practice Partnerships: A District Perspective,” a presentation by Michael Sorum, Fort Worth Independent School District