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

本研究调查了MSP伙伴关系项目的前三批项目在各自赠款期间保持所取得成就的程度和方式。该研究解决了两个相互关联的研究问题：1）MSP的初始队列使用什么策略来维持和培育他们的成果超出了NSF奖？2）促进或阻碍项目努力维持这些成果的调解人是什么？在逻辑模型的指导下，提出了一个可持续发展的理论，本研究采用混合方法的方法来调查影响这些变化的因素在学区和高等教育机构（IHE）的水平。该研究分两个阶段进行：第一阶段涉及文件审查，与现任和前任NSF项目官员进行讨论，并与PI和Co-PI进行访谈，以提供项目可持续性的广泛审查。第二阶段包括对项目样本进行案例研究，以便对促进因素和障碍进行更全面的评估。 每个案例研究的具体方法将取决于所持续的做法的类型以及参与该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.