ABOUT
The NNERPP University Brokers Subnetwork is a specialized learning community for NNERPP members and friends who work as faculty or staff based at an institution of higher education for whom a component of their work includes serving as an intermediary (or broker) between members of the university and members of the community (including all education leaders).Â
The purpose of the University Brokers Subnetwork is to provide a space for NNERPP members and others engaged in boundary spanning work to learn together about the emergent role of brokering in collaborative education research for those who are housed within institutions of higher education. Subnetwork members meet every other month to support each other, share relevant resources, and co-develop new ones. Additionally, we hope this group can contribute to our larger understanding of the various roles and contexts in RPPS.
If you are interested in joining the University Brokers Subnetwork, please email Kim Wright, NNERPP Assistant Director, at kimwright@rice.edu, OR sign up using our Subnetworks Sign-Up Form.
ACTIVE PROJECTS
The University Brokers Subnetwork is developing a set of publicly available tools and resources for the NNERPP community and others engaged in, advocating for, or supporting research-practice partnership (RPP) work within university settings.
These tools aim to:
- Help individuals understand how their specific contexts fit within the broader landscape of university-based brokering work,
- Support university brokers in advocating for the ingredients needed to sustain RPP infrastructure and collaborative research in education, and
- Strengthen communication about the importance and value of this role within and beyond university settings.
The resources are being created collaboratively by members of the University Brokers Subnetwork and will be shared widely once available. You do not need to be a NNERPP member to access them.
Resources:
Members of the University Brokers Subnetwork created a resource that addresses the question: How do RPPs think about authorship guidelines for publications that come out of RPP work, including practice briefs, research reports, and peer-reviewed journal articles?