Purpose

This scoping review utilizes findings from 80 articles to build a research model to study research-practice-policy networks in K-12 education systems. The purpose of this study was to generate a broad understanding of the variation in conceptualizations of research-practice-policy partnerships, rather than dominant conceptualizations.

Design/methodology/approach

Arskey and O'Malley's (2005) five stage scoping review process was utilized including: (1) a consultative process with partners to identify research questions, (2) identify relevant studies, (3) study selection based on double-blind peer review, (4) charting the data and (5) collating, summarizing and reporting the results in a research model identifying key dimensions and components of research-practice partnerships (RPPs).

Findings

Coburn et al. (2013) definition of RPPs arose as an anchoring definition within the emerging field. This article proposes a model for understanding the organization and work of RPPs arising from the review. At the core lies shared goals, coproduction and multistakeholder collaboration organized around three dimensions: (1) Systems and structures: funding, governance, strategic roles, policy environment, system alignment; (2) Collaborative processes: improvement planning and data use, communication, trusting relationships, brokering activities, capacity building; (3) Continuous Learning Cycles: social innovation, implementation, evaluation and adaptation.

Research limitations/implications

By using a common framework, data across RPPs and from different studies can be compared. Research foci might test links between elements such as capacity building and impacts, or test links between systems and structures and how those elements influence collaborative processes and the impact of the RPPs. Research could test the generalizability of the framework across contexts. Through the application and use of the research model, various elements might be refuted, confirmed or refined. More work is needed to use this framework to study RPPs, and to develop accompanying data collection methods and instruments for each dimension and element.

Practical implications

The practical applications of the framework are to be used by RPPs as a learning framework for strategic planning, iterative learning cycles and evaluation. Many of the elements of the framework could be used to check-in with partners on how things are going – such as exploring how communication is working and whether these structures move beyond merely updates and reporting toward joint problem-solving. The framework could also be used prior to setting up an RPP as an organizing approach to making decisions about how that RPP might best operate.

Originality/value

Despite increased attention on multistakeholder networks in education, the conceptual understanding is still limited. This article analyzed theoretical and empirical work to build a systematic model to study RPPs in education. This research model can be used to: identify RPP configurations, analyze the impact of RPPs, and to compare similarities and differences across configurations.

中文翻译：

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研究教育中研究与实践伙伴关系的研究模型

目的

这项范围界定性审查利用了80篇文章中的发现，建立了一个研究模型，以研究K-12教育系统中的研究-实践-政策网络。这项研究的目的是对研究—实践—政策伙伴关系的概念化而不是占主导地位的概念化产生广泛的理解。

设计/方法/方法

Arskey和O'Malley（2005）使用了五个阶段的范围界定审查流程，其中包括：（1）与合作伙伴进行协商以识别研究问题；（2）识别相关研究；（3）基于双盲同行评审的研究选择； （4）绘制数据图表，以及（5）在研究模型中整理，总结和报告结果，从而确定研究实践合作伙伴关系（RPP）的关键维度和组成部分。

发现

Coburn等。（2013）RPP的定义是新兴领域的锚定定义。本文提出了一个模型，用于理解由评审引起的RPP的组织和工作。核心目标是围绕三个维度组织的共同目标，共同生产和多方利益相关者合作：（1）系统和结构：资金，治理，战略角色，政策环境，系统一致性；（2）协作过程：改进计划和数据使用，沟通，信任关系，经纪活动，能力建设；（3）持续学习周期：社会创新，实施，评估和适应。

研究局限/意义

通过使用通用框架，可以比较跨RPP和来自不同研究的数据。研究重点可能会测试能力建设和影响等要素之间的联系，或者会测试系统和结构之间的联系，以及这些要素如何影响协作流程和RPP的影响。研究可以测试跨上下文框架的普遍性。通过研究模型的应用和使用，可能会反驳，确认或完善各种要素。需要更多的工作来使用此框架来研究RPP，并针对每个维度和元素开发相应的数据收集方法和工具。

实际影响

RPP将使用该框架的实际应用作为战略计划，迭代学习周期和评估的学习框架。该框架的许多元素可用于与合作伙伴核对事情的进展情况，例如探索交流的工作方式，以及这些结构是否超越了仅仅更新的范围，并报告了联合解决问题的方法。在建立RPP之前，也可以使用该框架，将其作为一种组织方法来决定RPP的最佳运行方式。

创意/价值

尽管越来越多地关注教育中的多方利益相关者网络，但对概念的理解仍然有限。本文分析了理论和实证工作，以建立一个研究RPPs在教育中的系统模型。该研究模型可用于：识别RPP配置，分析RPP的影响以及比较各个配置之间的异同。