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Examples of research in, into and about school-university partnerships

Context
Partners in a long-standing, district-wide SUP want to test out a re-designed virtual teaching academy (VTA) through dual enrollment coursework for high school students in the partnering district. The VTA has a co-teach model with district high school teachers and university faculty paired together for each dual enrollment course in the VTA
Level of research		Example research questions
Research in school-university partnerships	Background or context where the study took place	• In what ways does participation in the VTA lead to changes in students’ perceptions about the field of education? Need for advocacy for public education? • What co-teaching strategies are used in the VTA? • In what ways do enrollment and participation processes in the VTA create equitable access and opportunities for all high school students? • What impact does participation in the VTA have on a grow-your-own pathway to teaching?
Research into school-university partnerships	Studying the SUP itself and the processes and outcomes within the SUP	• What mechanisms in the SUP are impacting the implementation of the VTA? What barriers and catalysts for change are present? • In what ways in the SUP learning from the VTA implementation to impact teacher retention in the SUP? • What does the VTA data tell us about the SUP? How are concepts like social justice and inquiry approached in the VTA compared to other areas of the partnership (e.g., teacher preparation)?
Research about school-university partnerships	Generalized SUP research	• What role do SUPs have in dual enrollment initiatives? • Does this particular SUP have more equitable outcomes in dual enrollment than non-SUPs? If so, in what ways? • What are the signature pedagogies in SUP-supported VTAs? • What are the most promising and effective collaborative approaches in SUPs to designing a successful, equitable, and sustainable VTA?¹

Context
Partners in a long-standing, district-wide SUP want to test out a re-designed virtual teaching academy (VTA) through dual enrollment coursework for high school students in the partnering district. The VTA has a co-teach model with district high school teachers and university faculty paired together for each dual enrollment course in the VTA
Level of research		Example research questions
Research in school-university partnerships	Background or context where the study took place	• In what ways does participation in the VTA lead to changes in students’ perceptions about the field of education? Need for advocacy for public education? • What co-teaching strategies are used in the VTA? • In what ways do enrollment and participation processes in the VTA create equitable access and opportunities for all high school students? • What impact does participation in the VTA have on a grow-your-own pathway to teaching?
Research into school-university partnerships	Studying the SUP itself and the processes and outcomes within the SUP	• What mechanisms in the SUP are impacting the implementation of the VTA? What barriers and catalysts for change are present? • In what ways in the SUP learning from the VTA implementation to impact teacher retention in the SUP? • What does the VTA data tell us about the SUP? How are concepts like social justice and inquiry approached in the VTA compared to other areas of the partnership (e.g., teacher preparation)?
Research about school-university partnerships	Generalized SUP research	• What role do SUPs have in dual enrollment initiatives? • Does this particular SUP have more equitable outcomes in dual enrollment than non-SUPs? If so, in what ways? • What are the signature pedagogies in SUP-supported VTAs? • What are the most promising and effective collaborative approaches in SUPs to designing a successful, equitable, and sustainable VTA?¹

Note(s): ¹This question modeled from Taylor et al. (2022)

Source(s): Created by authors