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Wu-Pope, Jennifer – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the long-standing problem of teacher attrition. Some teachers have reported that they have considered leaving the profession because of a lack of advancement opportunities. Jennifer Wu-Pope explains how research-practice partnerships can play a role in retaining these teachers while leveraging their expertise…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Persistence, Educational Improvement, Teacher Promotion
Heller, Rafael – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
"Kappan" editor Rafael Heller talks with the Guttmacher Institute's Laura Lindberg, one of the nation's leading researchers in the field of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, about recent data and trends related to teens' sexual behavior, contraceptive use, pregnancy rates, and more, including their experiences with school-based…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Health Education, Health Behavior
Hammerness, Karen; MacPherson, Anna; Gupta, Preeti; Jackson, Tramia; Chaffee, Rachel – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Out-of-school programs can offer personalized and meaningful learning experiences that deepen students' knowledge and cater to their passions and interests, but it has been a painful reality that many such programs have been available only to students and families with privilege and resources. Karen Hammerness, Anna MacPherson, Preeti Gupta,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, At Risk Students, Researchers, Mentors
Heller, Rafael – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
Kappan editor Rafael Heller interviews Annette Lareau about her research into different experiences of childhood and family life. In her observations of families of different social classes, she learned that upper-middle-class families approach parenting as an act of "concerted cultivation" requiring ongoing attention, making them more…
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Life, Interviews, Social Class
Brown, Stephanie; Allen, Annie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Improvement
Henrick, Erin; Munoz, Marco A.; Cobb, Paul – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
District leaders often feel that working with researchers is not mutually beneficial. Researchers do not provide enough practical guidance, and they are often unable to present their findings in time to inform district decision making. Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) are a potential new strategy for addressing these challenges. RPPs are…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Research, Barriers