Staying at the table: building sustainable community–research partnerships.

In this study, the authors identify three guiding principles or relational strategies for developing successful community partnerships and building an alliance for systemic change. These principles were derived from their work over 4 years with an urban public school system, which was focused on generating a series of interventions for improving the behavioral and academic functioning of immigrant students. In their process, they developed an analysis and monitoring system of students' progress, which allowed for earlier targeted effective support. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]