This paper describes a research partnership between the people of Akwesasne and researchers from the State University of New York at Albany for the study of polychlorinated biphenyls and the health of Mohawk youth. The study is distinctive because its goals have been set by the scientists and the community members and is being conducted jointly by these groups. The research partnership recogniz...

This article presents and analyses a single pedagogic case of a small, rural primary state school in Queensland, Australia. The researchers spent one day per week for nineteen weeks serving the role of visiting teachers to the school. The goal of the research was to inquire into the pedagogical sustainability of this rural school and its relationship with community. Data was interpreted through...

This paper discusses a role for industry in software engineering education, specifically presenting a university-industry partnership between the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) organization at the Guidant Corporation and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). The focus of the partnership is technology transition. The partnership involves fostering students’ professional development, prov...

In 2015 the La Trobe University Library implemented a new structure that is more closely aligned with the university aspirations for the future of learning, teaching and research. Central to the University’s future vision is a shift to blended learning and increased emphasis on research. To match this future direction the library now has distinct teams aligned with learning and teaching and wit...

The Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) model has supported community health development in more than 100 communities nationally. In 2011, four rural Oregon CHIPs collaborated with investigators from the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN), a component of the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI), to obtain training on research methods, develo...

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach to scientific research that is gaining broader application to address persistent problems in health care disparities and other hypothesis-driven research. However, information on how to form CBPR community-academic partnerships and how to best involve community partners in scientific research is not well-defined. The purpose of this p...

Mark S. Indelicato 2012 TMA Chairman Hahn & Hessen LLP Gregory J. Fine, CAE TMA Chief Executive Officer Ronald R. Sussman 2012 TMA President Cooley LLP Certification Program Capping months of discussion, TMA amended its bylaws in April 2012 to fully integrate the Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) program into TMA. The amendments followed agreement between the leadership of the Certificati...

INTRODUCTION Interprofessional health and social service partnerships (IHSSP) are internationally acknowledged as integral for comprehensive chronic illness care. However, the evidence-base for partnership effectiveness is lacking. This paper aims to clarify partnership measurement issues, conceptualize IHSSP at the front-line staff level, and identify tools valid for group process measurement....

OBJECTIVE Implementation of effective population-level injury prevention interventions requires broad multiagency partnerships. Different stakeholders address this from varying perspectives, and potential conflicts in priorities need to be addressed for such partnerships to be effective. The researcher-led National Guidance for Australian football Partnerships and Safety (NoGAPS) project involv...