Toward a Critical Theory of Partnership, or CritPartnership.

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Title: Toward a Critical Theory of Partnership, or CritPartnership.
Authors: Burrell-Craft, Kala1 kburrellcraft@gmail.com, Beck, Jori S.2 beckjori@gmail.com
Source: Teacher Education Quarterly. Winter2025, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p54-76. 23p.
Subject Terms: *Critical theory, *Teacher education, Race, Power (Social sciences), Partnership agreements, Racism
Abstract: In school-university partnership work, critical theories such as third space and funds of knowledge have been whitewashed by the predominantly white, female teacher and teacher educator workforces. In this essay, we present an intentionally and explicitly critical framework based on critical race theory, CritPartnership, that can guide school-university partnership work focused on race, racism, and power. We convey the need for this framework through a brief review of germinal reports on school-university partnership work as well as an example of how a critical framework (third space) has been whitewashed. We present the five tenets of CritPartnership and apply them to two school-university partnership models: professional development schools and teacher residencies. We conclude with suggestions for applying the theory to partnership work and our hope for CritPartnership research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:In school-university partnership work, critical theories such as third space and funds of knowledge have been whitewashed by the predominantly white, female teacher and teacher educator workforces. In this essay, we present an intentionally and explicitly critical framework based on critical race theory, CritPartnership, that can guide school-university partnership work focused on race, racism, and power. We convey the need for this framework through a brief review of germinal reports on school-university partnership work as well as an example of how a critical framework (third space) has been whitewashed. We present the five tenets of CritPartnership and apply them to two school-university partnership models: professional development schools and teacher residencies. We conclude with suggestions for applying the theory to partnership work and our hope for CritPartnership research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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