Developing a Responsive Framework in School–University Partnerships

Schools and universities have a long history of collaboration to address educational goals, but at present these partnerships find themselves at a crossroads navigating myriad contextual factors influencing both teacher education and PK-12 schools. In reviewing the evolution of the Mason Elementary PDS program, as well as the historical phases of School–University partnerships (Catelli, 2021), we identified partnership elements and ultimately designed a program framework that facilitated responsiveness in challenging times. Through examples, we demonstrate how our framework sustains partnership efforts in our context. In closing we recommend school and universities create supporting frameworks for adapting flexibly in their unique settings.

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school–university partnerships collaboration teacher education professional development schools

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