Exploring the Community Impact of Research-Practice Partnersh... - 9781681238296

Exploring the Community Impact of Research-Practice Partnerships in EducationAuthor(s): R. Martin Reardon, Jack Leonard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781681238296, 978-1681238296\nSynopsis\nThis volume explores the impact of research-practice partnerships in education (broadly conceived) on communities in which such partnerships operate. By invitation, some of the partnerships celebrated in this volume are firmly established, while others are more embryonic; some directly engage community members, while others are nurtured in and by supportive communities. Collectively, however, the eleven chapters constitute a range of compelling instances of knowledge utilization (knowledge mobilization), and offer a counter-narrative to the stereotypical divide between researchers and practitioners.\n\nEducational researchers and educational practitioners reside in and are both politically supported and socially .