An educational partnership is a relationship between two or more parties to solve an educational problem. Universities, businesses, community agencies, private foundations, service clubs, faith-based organizations, media groups, and parent organizations may collaborate with schools to form educational partnerships. School-based counselors, psychologists, and social workers also may form educational partnerships with teachers, principals, and parents. Thus, educational partnerships may include links to groups outside the school as well as within school networks. These partnerships develop when individuals and/or groups share a common goal. Partners share a perception that their collaboration will take advantage of opportunities to solve a significant problem. They also share the perception that the problem solving is either impossible or more difficult without the collaboration.
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Cummings, J.A., Ridley, C.R. (2010). Educational Partnership. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71799-9_154
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