Examination of Factors that Influence Long-term Sustainability of MSP Partnership Projects

这项研究审查了MSP伙伴关系项目的前三批项目在多大程度上保持了在各自赠款期间取得的成就。这项研究解决了两个相互关联的研究问题：1)最初的MSP队列使用了什么策略来维持和培育他们的结果，而不是他们的NSF奖？以及2)哪些调解人促进或阻碍了项目维持这些成果的努力？在提出可持续发展理论的逻辑模型的指导下，该研究使用混合方法从学区和高等教育机构(IHE)两个层面调查了影响这些变化的因素。这项研究分两个阶段进行：第一阶段包括文件审查、与现任和前任国家科学基金项目官员的讨论，以及与绩效指标和合作绩效指标的面谈，以提供对项目可持续性的大致审查。第二阶段包括抽样项目的案例研究，以提供对促进者和障碍的更全面的评估。每项个案研究的具体做法将取决于所维持的做法类型以及参与做法的伙伴和参与者。

This research study examines the extent and ways in which the first three Cohorts of MSP Partnership projects have sustained the accomplishments made during their respective grant periods. The study addresses two interrelated research questions: 1) What strategies did the initial cohorts of MSPs use to sustain and nurture their outcomes beyond their NSF award? and 2) What were the mediators that either facilitated or hindered projects' efforts to sustain these outcomes? Guided by a logic model that lays out a proposed theory of sustainability, the study uses a mixed method approach to investigate factors influencing those changes at both school district and Institution of Higher Education (IHE) levels. The study is conducted in two phases: Phase 1 involves document review, discussions with current and former NSF project officers, and interviews with PIs and Co-PIs to provide a broad brush examination of project sustainability. Phase 2 includes case studies in a sample of projects to provide a fuller assessment of facilitators and hindrances. The specific approach for each case study will depend on the type of practice being sustained and the partners and participants involved in the practice.