ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author argues that participating in research partnerships requires both academics and practitioners to develop capabilities in formulating research problems, developing theories, designing and conducting research, and communicating and using research findings. While different parties in a research partnership may negotiate who takes the lead in performing these four tasks, all partners need sufficient interactive expertise in order to understand, appreciate, and negotiate what each other is doing and why they are doing it. The chapter now summarizes the engaged scholarship model and the proposed four key capabilities that academics and practitioners need to know in order to engage meaningfully in research partnerships undertaken for the purpose of advancing knowledge for both theory and practice. Throughout the course, the author emphasizes that there is far more to learn about problem formulation, theory building, research design, and problem solving than commonplace meanings of these terms imply.
