Practice Partners Research Articles

Academic-Practice Partnership for Doctor of Nursing Practice in a Large Medical Center

This paper describes a unique academic–practice partnership model for doctor of nursing practice (DNP) initiative to prepare nurse leader in key roles within a large academic medical center. This partnership has been sustained for several years with 9 cohorts of doctoral students. It explores the DNP graduates’ and students’ narratives regarding the benefits to which doctoral education impacted their leadership roles, practice changes, professional growth, and initiation of community-based health projects.

Quality Assurance Agenda in Nepali TVET System

Quality assurance in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is a concept that is concerned with high performance in entire academic process involving the activities, such as teaching, learning, infrastructure, and students’ behavior. Good quality education is imperative in the holistic development of the student, which ensures proper development, job prospects and the realization of academic goals and objectives. There are varied factors working against the realization of quality TVET. In a competitive labor market, the quality and relevancy of program offering must be of paramount interest to all technical and vocational institutions. Accredited institutions, qualified teachers and practical partnerships between public and private actors will have an increasingly important role to play in the delivery of TVET programs so that the fresh graduates from the institutions of TEVT must be world class and the education quality of global standards. Effective quality assurance policy helps to support the development and maintenance of a good TVET system. This paper attempts to clarify the concept of quality assurance in TVET by discussing various approaches employed in it. It presents examples of best practices in quality assurance based on the secondary data, observation, study, and experiences; outlines and discusses the relevancy, gap and need in Nepal’s TEVT system to meet the requirements of competent and competitive human resources for the world of work.

Social Partnership as a Mechanism for Solving Complex Problems

The exponential growth of the volume of information, the high speed of changes in all spheres of life define the main challenges of the world: uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, incomprehensibility. One of the most in-demand competencies to form a response to social challenges is to solve complex problems, the nature and essence of which require joint reflection and flexible solution mechanisms. Such social mechanism is a partnership aimed at achieving common goals and creating socially significant values. The aim of the work is to justify the possibilities of social partnership as a mechanism for solving complex problems in a rapidly changing unstable world. The theoretical basis of the research is represented by the concepts of complex problems, social partnership as cooperation of parties interested in solving problems, synergy. The paper uses the stakeholder approach, conceptualization method, Venn diagram. Results. A conceptual framework for solving complex problems has been established, including the grounds defined by the nature and essence of complex problems; requirements for the subjects of the solution and their leading competences, for the process of solution, for the assessment of the result of complex problems solution. Complex problem as a metaproblem, a whole system of unclear, poorly structured and ambiguously formulated data, is solved by actors-stakeholders who have polyvision of the problem and create values in the development of an intellectual-bricolored solution. In the context of digitalization, it is advisable to involve analytical intelligence as a partner in solving complex problems. The fundamental possibilities of social partnership for solving complex problems as a network co-collaboration of actors-stakeholders were analyzed. The points of intersection of complex problem solving and social partnership that determine the feasibility of improving management processes are identified, and their possible logical relationships are visualized. The synergy effect of social partnership, achieved by solving complex problems through a combination of competencies, personal and professional experience of actors-stakeholders, integration of spheres of interest, was substantiated. The expediency of the practice of partnership as a social mechanism for solving complex problems in cooperation between organizations and within an enterprise is established. The prospects of research are outlined.

Prospects for the application of the mechanism of municipal-private partnership (MPP)

The article is devoted to the problematic issues of the implementation of municipal-private partnership practices and the prospects for its development. The author of the article proposes a revision of those areas where MPP can be successfully implemented, and the expansion of their spectrum. It is noted that the area which is undeservedly ignored by local authorities in the context of attracting private partners is cultural and leisure services. The sphere of tourism is also highlighted as promising in this context. The problem of a high level of bureaucracy and the cumbersome procedures of municipal-private partnerships has been identified; it was determined that the problem of lack of awareness and qualification of private partners remains relevant. According to the authors, formation of a training system, creation of educational programs, hotlines and information centers, communication channels for communication with representatives of the commercial sector are promising. The authors of the article have come to the conclusion that it is necessary to reform the system of financial regulation of PPP mechanisms by intensifying the practice of investing in infrastructure bonds and expanding the list of special economic zones. The problem of regional inequality in relation to the ongoing PPP projects has been highlighted, which requires a restructuring of approaches to the territorial diffusion of PPP projects. A problematic aspect of PIL is, among others, the lack of separate tools and practices for monitoring the effectiveness of partnerships. The prospects of joint efforts of municipalities and private business in the field of achieving sustainable development goals and implementing joint projects in the areas of waste processing, water treatment, etc. have been proposed.

Coordination challenges and promising practices for pediatric healthcare-community partnerships: A multi-site study.

There have been delays integrating universal screening and referral for social needs in pediatric practice. The study investigated two frameworks for clinic-based screen-and-refer practice in eight clinics. The frameworks depict different organizational strategies to bolster family access to community resources. We conducted semi-structured interviews with healthcare and community partners at two timepoints (n = 65) to investigate start-up and ongoing implementation experiences, including continuing challenges. Results highlighted common within-clinic and clinic-community coordination challenges across diverse settings as well as promising practices supported by the two frameworks. In addition, we identified ongoing implementation challenges that face efforts to integrate these approaches and to translate screening results into activities that help children and families. Assessingthe existing service referral coordination infrastructure of each clinic and community in early implementation iscriticaltoscreen-and-referpracticeas this influences the continuum of supports available to meet family needs.

The Antifragile Radiologist

The Antifragile Radiologist

How a Power Differential Between Clinicians and Researchers Contributes to the Research-to-Practice Gap.

The purpose of this article is to contend that there is a power differential between researchers and clinicians where researchers are the primary creators of knowledge and clinicians are the primary consumers of knowledge. Rooted in a sociological model illustrating interacting levels of power at macro-, meso-, and microlevels, we argue that authentic research-practice partnerships and clinician-researcher collaborations can mitigate this power differential. Clinicians and researchers in our field have vastly different responsibilities and priorities that impact our ability to work collaboratively to solve the most pressing problems for the clients we serve. Although some current research practices may reinforce a power differential causing clinicians to feel less than and to only consume knowledge, there are examples of successful collaborations where this power differential is mitigated. These examples can contribute meaningfully to the dialogue on research-practice partnerships, with the goal of improving outcomes for the clients we serve.

Engaging students as partners in intercultural partnership practices: a scoping review

ABSTRACT Higher education communities are becoming more diverse and seeking to create more intercultural interaction and culturally responsive pedagogies. One promising approach gaining scholarly attention is engaging students in intercultural partnership practices. We have conducted a scoping review to investigate theorisations and practices of intercultural partnership in the current literature. In doing so, we identified 19 publications that explicitly explored learner-teacher partnership practices with learners and teachers from different cultural-linguistic contexts. Drawing on both descriptive and thematic analyses, we found an emerging scholarly attention to intercultural partnership motivated mainly by a ‘what’s working’ study design with a tendency toward perceptions-based qualitative research methods. Thus, numerous benefits and challenges were identified, most overlapping with the broader partnership literature. However, there was a consistent undercurrent of culturally situated beliefs that shaped and complicated learner-teacher power dynamics. We encourage future research to focus on the process of intercultural partnership that contributes collective understanding about the unique power dynamics in such practices. Drawing on existing theories of translation and intercultural communication, we can develop new insights that advance the intercultural partnership theory-practice nexus.

Nurses Leading Partnership-Driven Transformation to Address the Nursing Shortage.

For various reasons, including the pandemic's toll, many nurses are preparing to exit their roles or leave the profession entirely. Addressing attrition requires health care systems to develop comprehensive workforce strategies to enhance the nursing pipeline. Health care systems must proactively address challenges through innovative workforce solutions using an academic-practice partnership model while incorporating high schools and post-secondary schools. This column will discuss how nurse leaders in a health care system address attrition through academic-practice partnership models, innovative strategies, and outcomes data. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2023:54(2):53-55.].

Teacher Sensemaking in an Early Education Research–Practice Partnership

Background/Context: High quality early education, preschool through third grade, has received significant attention as a vehicle for addressing academic disparities. Research–practice partnerships (RPPs) offer a promising strategy for improving early education and closing the gap between research and practice; however, RPPs in the early learning context are understudied, and there is little information about how teachers experience them. Purpose/Research Questions: Grounded in a framework of sensemaking theory and research on teachers’ beliefs and RPPs, this paper addresses the following questions: (1) How did an early education RPP attempt to build a meaningful and trusting partnership and amplify teacher voices? (2) How did teachers make sense of new knowledge within the context of the RPP and their practical wisdom? (3) To what degree were teachers reaffirming existing beliefs vs. questioning or adjusting current beliefs through their participation in the RPP? Research Design: This paper relies on qualitative data gathered as part of an interdisciplinary education neuroscience longitudinal RPP project between university researchers and educators in a California school district. The data analyzed for this paper included field notes and artifacts from RPP meetings and transcripts of teacher interviews. Conclusions/Recommendations: The RPP intentionally created opportunities for teachers to amplify their perspectives and interpretations. Within RPP meeting spaces, teachers reflected on their beliefs and practices in light of research conducted in their schools and, more generally, sometimes adjusting and other times reaffirming their views. The extent to which teachers incorporated new knowledge into their cognitive schemas varied based on the topic and how and where the information was presented. These findings yield important implications for research–practice partnerships and system change in early childhood education.

The junior partner in a joint practice : Far-reaching consequences of drawing up an incorrect contract

The junior partner in a joint practice : Far-reaching consequences of drawing up an incorrect contract

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPORTING FACTORS AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN INDONESIA: A POLICY PERSPECTIVE

This research aims to predict and analyze the successful of public-private partnership (PPP) based on several supporting factors: administrative system, legal system, market system, and institutional system in Indonesia. This research is very significant for improving public-private partnership policy at the ontological and sociological levels. The problem is very interesting to be analyzed by conducting quantitative research. The data were collected through survey questionnaires related to administrative system, legal system, market system, institutional system, and successful public-private partnership in Indonesia. The data were statistically analyzed using partial least square (PLS) models and SmartPLS. The administrative system, legal system, the market system, and institutional system have positive effects on successful PPP. The results are useful for improving public-private partnership policy and practice at the ontological and sociological levels and stakeholders related as inputs for making better regulation on public-private partnership policy and practice, public officials, and practitioners. Keywords: Public-Private Partnership, Administrative System, Legal System, Market System, Institutional System DOI： https://doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.2.68

MAIN TRENDS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE DYNAMICS OF MODERN INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL-POLITICAL CHANGES

The article is devoted to the definition of the main trends in the development of public administration in the dynamics of those informationtechnological and socio-political changes that took place at the turn of the 20th–21st centuries in the vast majority of European countries, as well as in Ukraine. Based on the methodology of public administration, the results of the reassessment of the principles and theoretical concepts characteristic of the last century are summarized, which led to the search for a new universal approach to reform in the field of public administration in an interdisciplinary discourse. Ambiguous positions of researchers regarding the capacity of the modern state as a guarantor of security, productivity and sustainability of society are emphasized. It is proven that, thanks to the involvement of the public in the development and implementation of policies, the improvement of the efficiency of public administration, the optimization of the terms and quality of making qualified management decisions demonstrate an important positive trend in the development of public administration both in Ukraine and in many European countries. At the same time, the formation of a tendency towards populism, the erosion of the foundations of democracy and trust in the authorities was emphasized. The ability of management systems to self-regulate and change their internal structure in conditions of aggressive external influences or a critical state is considered in close connection with the practices of social interaction and social partnership. The support of the people and the involvement of citizens in the activities of political institutions ensures a higher level of social legitimation of the authorities and a higher level of the ability of democratic processes to influence the effectiveness of governing bodies. Determining the strengths and weaknesses of deliberative democracy should be considered as a further search for opportunities for decision-making based on the consensus of individual positions in political and management processes. In the context of deliberative democracy approaches, social partnership is defined as a process that strengthens the democratic legitimacy of the political system in general, and the public administration system in particular. Mastering modern communication technologies, professional training of public servants and social interaction can level negative trends and strengthen positive ones in favor of improving the quality of management activities and society's life in general.

Impact of various System Design Parameters on Coverage in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks

Recent cellular systems are moving towards heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs) that consist of a mixture of miniature cells and legacy macro-cells to meet the requirements of wireless data traffic, owing to the immense amount of multi-purpose mobile applications. The inclusion of small cells is a cost-effective solution for enhancing the size and coverage of the existing macro-cellular network. This article assumes a heterogeneous cellular network consisting of two tiers of base stations (BSs): large-scale (macro) and small-scale (pico) BSs. The users are evenly distributed, and each tier of BSs and users create a uniform Poisson point process (PPP). Practical third-generation partnership project (3GPP) models for path loss are considered, and three camping/association criteria are utilized to relate user equipment (UEs) to large or small-scale BSs, including coupled and decoupled camping criteria to study coverage. The impact of several system design parameters on coverage is investigated using the aforementioned heterogeneous cellular network, association criteria, and 3GPP path loss models. Our simulation results provide insights into the effect of infrastructure sharing between macro and pico-cells and user density on coverage. We also explore the impact of fractional power control (FPC) and signaling limits on coverage under all considered association strategies. Finally, we investigate the effect of open-loop UE transmission power, pico-density, and biasing on coverage. Specifically, we thoroughly explore the effect of empty BSs on coverage under all system design parameters.

Obstacle Avoidance System for Autonomous Vehicles

Recent cellular systems are moving towards heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs) that consist of a mixture of miniature cells and legacy macro-cells to meet the requirements of wireless data traffic, owing to the immense amount of multi-purpose mobile applications. The inclusion of small cells is a cost-effective solution for enhancing the size and coverage of the existing macro-cellular network. This article assumes a heterogeneous cellular network consisting of two tiers of base stations (BSs): large-scale (macro) and small-scale (pico) BSs. The users are evenly distributed, and each tier of BSs and users creates a uniform Poisson point process (PPP). Practical third-generation partnership project (3GPP) models for path loss are considered, and three camping/association criteria are utilized to relate user equipment (UEs) to large or small-scale BSs, including coupled and decoupled camping criteria to study coverage. The impact of several system design parameters on coverage is investigated using the aforementioned heterogeneous cellular network, association criteria, and 3GPP path loss models. Our simulation results provide insights into the effect of infrastructure sharing between macro and pico-cells and user density on coverage. We also explore the impact of fractional power control (FPC) and signaling limits on coverage under all considered association strategies. Finally, we investigate the effect of open-loop UE transmission power, pico-density, and biasing on coverage. Specifically, we thoroughly explore the effect of empty BSs on coverage under all system design parameters.

ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN INDONESIA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

This research analyzes the critical success factors (CSF) of public-private partnership (PPP) in Indonesia that are very significant at the ontological and sociological levels. The problem is very interesting to analyze by conducting qualitative research. The data were collected through in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation. The data were analyzed using data reduction, display, and verification and supported by triangulation. The results were categorized into several themes. These results are useful for improving public-private partnership policy and practice at the ontological and sociological levels and providing information to stakeholders related as inputs for making better regulation on public-private partnership, for public officials, and practitioners. Keywords: Public Policy, Public-Private Partnership, Critical Success Factors DOI： https://doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.2.69

Response to ‘Research–practice partnerships in education: Why we need a methodological shift in how we do research’ by Dr McGeown

Response to ‘Research–practice partnerships in education: Why we need a methodological shift in how we do research’ by Dr McGeown

New friends and cohesive classrooms: A research practice partnership to promote inclusion

This longitudinal unusual case study explored the efficacy of a Research Practice Partnership (RPP) between researchers and educators aiming to promote inclusion of students identified as having Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in an urban, highly diverse, high-need elementary school in Southern California. In the context of this study, an RPP is defined as an approach where researchers and educators work collaboratively over time to solve pressing pedagogical problems of mutual concern. Lessons have been constructed and implemented by educators as part of the RPP, spanning one school year. A total of 116 students across four classrooms participated in a social network survey to examine their friendship ties before (T1) and after (T2) the RPP. The pre-RPP data collection (T1) occurred three months into the school year and the post-RPP data collection (T2) took place at the end of the school year. To explore our hypotheses, we conducted bootstrapped paired sample t tests and Separable Temporal Exponential Random Graph Models (STERGMs). Results showed that the number of friendship ties increased significantly from T1 to T2 for all students and students identified as having SEND were significantly more likely to send new friendship ties. Implications for practice are being discussed.

Cities and climate change science after Edmonton: Knowledge, people, and organisations' influence and outreach

The sustainability conundrum necessitates problem-solving research, and a transdisciplinary approach offers a way to find solutions transferable to scientific and societal practice. One such transdisciplinary research process took place at the Cities and Climate Change Science Conference in Edmonton, Canada, in, 2018. This paper uses an evaluation framework for the implementation of co-created knowledge and a knowledge mobilisation approach to evaluate uptake of the research output, a Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science. Surveys, a workshop, interviews, case studies, post-conference documentation and publications were analysed. A variety of stakeholders across science-policy-practice brought forward conference goals and outputs. Applying a knowledge mobilities approach in tandem with the evaluation framework revealed the contribution of individuals, who in the absence of formalised implementation, were largely responsible for postconference knowledge mobilisation. The transdisciplinary approach was justified since practice partners played an important implementation role. There was publication reach to the scientific context, but most of the non-peer-review publications were closed access, a challenge for Global South and practitioner policy mobility. The study demonstrated how the evaluation framework could be modified for application in future research, yet while it emphasized the importance of generality and implementability, the terms were not congruent with cities and climate change science, since cities require context specific evidence. Ascertaining and localising city research needs, and harnessing lessons learned for the next iterations of the conference, the Innovate4Cities Conferences, are important future steps in closing the gap of cities' knowledge needs on climate change science.

Design principles for advancing higher education sustainability learning through transformative research

AbstractA growing number of transformative research practices that redefine the role of science in engaging with local–mostly urban–transformation processes have emerged in recent decades. However, while education is considered a key driver for sustainability transformations, higher education has been slow to develop and implement dedicated, appropriate and effective transformative education programmes and learning modules. In this paper, we present a framework of design principles for transformative learning modules in higher education. These principles are derived from two growing discourses: higher education sustainability learning, and transdisciplinary and transformative research—both of which are centrally anchored in the field of sustainable development and sustainability science. The principles presented provide guidance for course leaders in higher education to create learning modules aimed at enabling students to become engaged in transdisciplinary and transformative research that fosters sustainability transitions in local and urban contexts. We use the Transformative Innovation Lab (TIL)—a learning course developed and tested at two German universities—as an example of how the design principles can be applied. The module, which runs over two semesters, supports Masters students in their process of developing real-world laboratories and exploring urban sustainability transitions through collaborative experimentation with local practice partners. We discuss the factors that enable and limit the implementation of transformative learning modules and outline aspects of the novel roles adopted by lecturers in transformative teaching environments. Moreover, we highlight the need for both institutional change and transformative teaching formats that go beyond transformative research as key for driving universities to take responsibility for collaboratively fostering sustainability transitions in their local contexts.