Abstract

This case study examined the development of a university–school district partnership designed to support a special education initiative with 156 students of middle socio- economic backgrounds in Grades 4 to 7 using critical-sampling, single-case, and docu- mentation methods. It identified four essential elements of researcher–district administrator collaboration: a developmental process led by the partners’ mutual goals and a gradual building of support for the project, a communication protocol dominated by profession- alism and parity, a collaborative structure marked by complementary relationships and accountability between the partners, and outcomes benefitting all stakeholders (teachers, students, and researcher). The most important outcome was students’ increased under- standing of disabilities and empathy with persons with disabilities. The author proposes a conceptual framework for developing university-school partnerships and makes recom- mendations for future practice and research. Cette etude porte sur l’elaboration d’un partenariat entre l’universite et une circonscription scolaire en vue d’un projet d’education pour des enfants atteints de diverses deficiences. L’auteure identife certains elements essentiels d’une collaboration entre le chercheur et l’administrateur de la circonscription, soit : (a) un processus d’elaboration axe sur les objectifs mutuels des partenaires et l’etablissement progressif d’un appui au projet, (b) un protocole de communication accordant la priorite au professionnalisme et a la parite entre les partenaires, (c) une structure de collaboration caracterisee par des relations de com- plementarite et une responsabilisation de tous les partenaires et (d) des resultats dont tous les interesses puissent beneficier. L’auteure propose un cadre conceptuel pour l’elabora- tion de partenariats entre l’universite et l’ecole ainsi que des recommandations pour des experiences et recherches futures.

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