The capital of cooperation: a resource-based study of school–out-of-school STEM cooperations across phases and professional roles

Abstract Background Amid growing interest in cooperations between schools and out-of-school organizations to enrich STEM learning, questions remain about the actual conditions that enable such collaborations to succeed. Empirical insights are especially scarce when it comes to the perspectives of those directly involved in planning and practice. Existing frameworks are often focused on specific partnership types or lack integration with broader theories of educational cooperation. This study add