Connecting Research and Practice for Educational Improvement

"W. Edwards Deming once pilloried the field of education as ‘miracle goals without methods.’ One of the field’s fondest goals is using collaborative and cooperative work to achieve improvements for everyone—especially the most disenfranchised—but, at best, our track record has been spotty. Connecting Research and Practice for Educational Improvement is a giant step forward in helping us understand how to construct more equitable educational working arrangements within research-practice partnerships. No doubt, this volume will become a valued resource for developing know-how to advance improvement collectively. It will be an inspiration for all of us, from the front lines of practice to the halls of the academy."

—Louis Gomez, Professor of Education, UCLA, USA

"This volume provides a much-needed window into the everyday work of individual research-practice partnerships. Case studies illustrate how the humility and collaboration required by research-practice partnerships, combined with scholarly creativity and respect for a variety of expertise, can result in important new scientific insights and genuinely useful resources for classrooms."

—Ruth Neild, Director, Philadelphia Education Research Consortium, USA