Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Theory & Practice in Rural Education
Volume
12
Issue
2
Publisher
East Carolina University * Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Publication Date
11-4-2022
Journal Article Version
Version of Record
First Page
45
Last Page
70
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Abstract
Rural students, schools, and communities have unique challenges that hinder academic achievement, growth, and opportunities, compared to other locales. While there is a need to study this community more, there is also a pressing need to bring the local community members together to support the future generation of learners in developing pathways that lead them to future career opportunities. This article focuses on how a Research Practice Partnership (RPP) can be developed in rural communities to support STEM pathways for local middle-school youth. RPPs are often described as long-term collaborations between both researchers and practitioners in which the participating partners leverage research to address specific persistent problems of practice. We present findings from a developing design-based RPP focused on bringing community members and organizations together to co-design opportunities for underserved youth in rural mountain communities.
Recommended Citation
Bhaduri, S., Biddy, Q., Elliott, C. H., Jacobs, J., Rummel, M., Ristvey, J., Sumner, T., & Recker, M. (2022). Co-designing a rural research practice partnership to design and support STEM pathways for rural youth. Theory & Practice in Rural Education, 12(2), 45–70. https://doi.org/10.3776/tpre.2022.v12n2p45-70
Comments
This work was supported by National Science Foundation Grant no. 2031382 and 2031404. Opinions, findings, or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agency. We thank the participating teachers and students.