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K-20 Partnership: A Definition and Proof of Concept

January 14, 2008

Recent calls to improve preservice teacher education have prompted policymakers and others to rethink models of instructional improvement and teacher preparation. One model involves partnerships between K–12 institutions and institutions of higher education, or K–20 partnerships. To determine the value of partnerships for improving teaching, learning, and educational institutions, evaluators must make firm links between partnerships, interventions, and outcomes. Matthew Clifford and Susan Millar carefully define ‘partnership’ to distinguish it from other forms of organization and inter-organizational relationships. They test their definition through a proof-of-concept study. Read the Working Paper here.