The Benedum Collaborative: Evaluating a Strategic Plan for Simultaneous Renewal

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Author(s): Sarah Steel (West Virginia University, USA), Neal Shambaugh (West Virginia University, USA), Reagan Curtis (West Virginia University, USA)and Lynne Schrum (West Virginia University, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 21
Source title: Professional Development Schools and Transformative Partnerships
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Drew Polly (UNC Charlotte, USA), Tina Heafner (UNC Charlotte, USA), Marvin Chapman (UNC Charlotte, USA)and Melba Spooner (UNC Charlotte, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6367-1.ch001

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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The idea of simultaneous renewal articulated in the work of John Goodland (1994) has guided the Benedum Collaborative, a 20-year-old school-university partnership at West Virginia University. A strategic plan was developed in 2007 and updated in 2009 to guide simultaneous renewal activities. A rationale for simultaneous renewal is provided followed by a summary of the Collaborative's coordination features and governance structure. Previous program evaluation efforts are summarized. How the strategic plan was evaluated is followed by an analysis of the plans and reports across the ten goals. The current dean of the college taps her lenses and experiences in qualitative research, teacher education, and technology integration to comment on what has been done to support simultaneous renewal. The chapter recommends a program evaluation structure utilizing dynamic logic models be implemented in school-university partnerships to inform practice and understand the complexities of simultaneous renewal.

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