Relational Principles for Enacting Social Justice Values in Educational Partnerships
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| Title: | Relational Principles for Enacting Social Justice Values in Educational Partnerships |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jennifer Renick, Christopher M. Wegemer, Stephanie M. Reich |
| Source: | Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. 2024 28(4):135-151. |
| Availability: | Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Social Justice, Educational Principles, Universities, Middle Schools, Research Design, Trust (Psychology), Sharing Behavior, School Community Relationship, Cooperative Programs, Community Benefits, Educational Benefits |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| ISSN: | 1534-6102 2164-8212 |
| Abstract: | Drawing upon a long-term partnership between a university and a Title I middle school, we outline relational principles that guided our justiceoriented approach to collaborative research. We conceptualize relational principles as intentional strategies for equitable relationship cultivation and infrastructure development, grounded in the values and sociocultural backgrounds that each stakeholder brings to the partnership. Five principles emerged from our reflections, represented by the following adages: "don't assume neutrality," "recognize the means create the ends," "move at the speed of trust," "broaden ideas of benefit," and "strive for responsiveness, not perfection." Each principle is presented and described using examples that illustrate how these principles can be enacted within educational research partnerships. We conclude with a discussion of potential implications for fostering coherency among community-engaged research perspectives, with relational principles acting as a potential bridge between value-driven community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches and practice-oriented tools from the research-practice partnership (RPP) field. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1456053 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Drawing upon a long-term partnership between a university and a Title I middle school, we outline relational principles that guided our justiceoriented approach to collaborative research. We conceptualize relational principles as intentional strategies for equitable relationship cultivation and infrastructure development, grounded in the values and sociocultural backgrounds that each stakeholder brings to the partnership. Five principles emerged from our reflections, represented by the following adages: "don't assume neutrality," "recognize the means create the ends," "move at the speed of trust," "broaden ideas of benefit," and "strive for responsiveness, not perfection." Each principle is presented and described using examples that illustrate how these principles can be enacted within educational research partnerships. We conclude with a discussion of potential implications for fostering coherency among community-engaged research perspectives, with relational principles acting as a potential bridge between value-driven community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches and practice-oriented tools from the research-practice partnership (RPP) field. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-6102 2164-8212 |
