Empowering Positive Partnerships: a review of the processes, benefits and challenges of a university and charity social and emotional learning partnership

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Cobb, W., Haisman-Smith, N. and Jordan-Daus, K. 2017. Empowering Positive Partnerships: a review of the processes, benefits and challenges of a university and charity social and emotional learning partnership. Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) Journal. 9 (2), pp. 64-75.
AuthorsCobb, W., Haisman-Smith, N. and Jordan-Daus, K.
Abstract

‘Working in partnership to transform society through education’ is the inspirational mission statement of our Faculty of Education. But what can and does ‘working in partnership’ mean in practice? This paper outlines a partnership development story with a charity and a university Faculty. There is limited research surrounding academic partnerships with social enterprises, although no shortage of claims to be ‘working in partnership’. This is a research informed review of a social and emotional learning partnership between the charity Family Links and Canterbury Christ Church University which we suggest has had a profound and positive impact on individuals and organisations. We draw on theory based partnership evaluation frameworks and partnership review data, including filmed interviews with project participants, training evaluations and action research case studies to tell this story and discuss the processes, benefits and challenges of our partnership. The impact of key actors’ personal responses to participation and subsequent empowerment as agents of change is highlighted. The active nurturing of emotional leaders and agreeing and reviewing protocols at all levels are key review recommendations. The complexity of measuring improved wellbeing outcomes for learning communities as a desired goal is also highlighted.

KeywordsPartnership; University; Social enterprise; Social and emotional learning; Leadership of change; Emotional leadership; Relationships; Synergy
Year2017
JournalTeacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) Journal
Journal citation9 (2), pp. 64-75
PublisherTeacher Education Advancement Network
ISSN2054-5266
Official URLhttps://ojs.cumbria.ac.uk/index.php/TEAN/article/view/387/504
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Deposited17 Mar 2023
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