Designing research to improve students’ learning: ‘industry/university’ collaborations for educating teacher-researchers

University/industry partnerships provide a vehicle for synthesizing knowledge from the fields of teachers’ professional learning, higher degree research training and research impact. This analysis outlines a conceptual framework for having a direct research impact on socio-cultural, economic and environmental learning (SEEL). The particular case that informs this analysis is called the Sydney–Ningbo Partnership, a longitudinal (10 year) program of research oriented, school engaged teacher-researcher education. ‘SEEL research impact’ provides a framework for understanding the underpinnings of the case study of the partnership which is presented here. This paper identifies how the organisation of a university/industry partnership contributes to teachers’ professional learning and HDR training so that their research impacts on students’ leaning