School Partnerships

Our Purpose

Strengthen research-practice links through collaborations and partnerships between NIE researchers and education stakeholders.

Functions

Create opportunities for NIE researchers and multiple education stakeholders to co-construct and participate in research and professional development programmes.
Help NIE research to permeate and impact policy and practice.
Highlight and share the impact of strong partnership of researchers with education stakeholders.
Characterise and develop effective partnership models between NIE and education stakeholders that suit NIE’s vision and the local education context.

Initiatives

Research sharing with Management and Leadership in Schools Programme participants
Teacher Work Attachments
School Outreach
Senior Specialist Research Attachment
Research-Practice Connection
OfR-AST (Academy of Singapore Teachers) Research Seminars
Engagement in research on partnerships

Research Publications on Partnerships

Pereira, A. J., & Fang, Y. (2022). Research practice partnership for schools and universities. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 42 (1), 154-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2022.2058911

Ong, M. W. L. Baildon, M., & Caleon, I. (2022). How research impact occurs and can be assessed? Perception of some Singapore researchers, policymakers and practitioners. Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, 2022. Singapore.

Ong, M. W. L. Baildon, M., & Caleon, I. (2021). Understanding and extending research impact through Research-Policy-Practice Partnership (Research Report). National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Outreach Efforts

1. OER Organises the Inaugural Research-Practice (RP) Connection for Lead Teachers (East Zone)
2. OER and East Zone Teacher Leaders Development Committee (EZTLC) Organise the Second Research-Practice Connection (RPC) for Lead Teachers in the East Zone

Contact

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