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Strategic Partnerships as Lever for Change
Marilyn J. AmeyMichigan State University
Pamela L. EddyCollege of William and Mary
BackgroundExternal Context
• Economy• National Goals • State Environment
Policy• Mandates to encourage partnerships• Desire to create seamless education pathways• Resource savings
American Association of Community CollegesAnnual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans
DefinitionsStrategic Partnerships
• Identification of institutional goals• Intentionality in selecting partners• Alignment of partner values
Traditional Partnerships• Often initiated by individuals• Not necessarily tied to institutional goals• Happenstance
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Partnership Model
Antecedents
Partnership
Sustainable
Dissolves
Motivation
Context
Outcomes
Untenable Context
How can strategic partnerships leverage change?
PolicyMcDonnell & Elmore (1987)
• Mandates• Inducements• Capacity-building• System-changing
Assumptions• Direct impacts• Common application
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Change TheoriesKezar (2001) outlines six categories
• Evolutionary• Theological• Life-cycle• Dialectical• Social cognition• Cultural
First-order vs. Second-order change
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Stage One
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Antecedents
Motivation
Context
Institutional Planning
Identification of Goals and potential partners
Stage Two
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Partnerships
Outcomes
Context
Environmental Scanning
Value/goal alignment
Identification of outcomes
Leadership Framing
Stage Three
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Partnership
Capital
Feedback
Context
Second order change
Institutionalize
ImplicationsPolicy Makers
• Consideration of resources required for system changes
• Moving beyond incremental changes• Questioning underlying assumptions
Institutions• Critical reflection of values and strategic goals• Environmental scanning for alignment and
selection of partners
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Implications (con’d)Leaders
• Inventory of existing partnerships• Identifying resources• Reward system for alignment of values/goals• Institutionalizing for sustainability• Questioning assumptions• Embedding via collaboration• Framing the message
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Conclusions• Partnerships are here to stay
• Need for selection based on strategy
• Role of relationship building over time
• Framing of message at multiple levels
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Thank YouMarilyn Amey
Pamela Eddy
American Association of Community Colleges
