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What is Intermediary Structures

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Change and Improvement in School-University Partnership Settings: Emerging Research and Opportunities
The term refers to the physical and psychological space between two partnering entities, schools and universities, that operates in a semi-autonomous fashion for purposes of creating and researching innovative and effective education practices, and newer forms of education leading to systemic change. Such structures that are set up by partnering institutions are in essence hubs for innovation and system transformation. They also, at times, function to effect or influence policy at the local, state, or federal level.
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A K-20 Holistic Partnership for Change and Improvement: A Special Case of Educational Partnerships and Research
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 47
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7860-5.ch002
Abstract
This chapter identifies the theoretical assumptions and a conceptual framework for a holistic and integrative partnership focused on change and improvement in K-20 education and teacher education. Such K-20 partnerships are based on the notion that an organic and integrated whole has a reality independent and greater than the sum of its parts. The author presents the case and urgent need today for re-inventing education by joining and converging the K-12 and higher education (13-20) sectors for an improved system of education and student learning. Included in the schema is the students' voice in the process of change. The essential and transportable elements of a K-20 holistic partnership in education are explained and two successful theory-into-practice examples of partnerships—Project SCOPE I and II—are briefly described. Also a model research approach and perspective on change and continuous improvement for the transformation of American education is offered.
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