Lessons From Failed or Struggling Partnerships

School-university partnerships hold immense promise for transforming teacher education and advancing educational equity, yet many struggle or fail to achieve their intended outcomes. This chapter examines the lessons that can be learned from partnerships that encountered significant challenges or dissolved entirely. Drawing on research literature and documented cases, the chapter identifies common patterns of failure including power asymmetries, misaligned goals, resource constraints, insufficient commitment from leadership, cultural disconnects between institutions, and inadequate attention to sustainability planning. The analysis reveals that partnership failure often results not from a single catastrophic event but from accumulated tensions across structural, relational, and operational dimensions. The chapter presents a diagnostic framework for identifying early warning signs of partnership distress and offers evidence-based strategies for preventing common pitfalls.

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