Collaboration as a Strategy for Improving Schools in Challenging Circumstances

Autor/inn/en	Ainscow, Mel; Muijs, Daniel; West, Mel
Titel	Collaboration as a Strategy for Improving Schools in Challenging Circumstances
Quelle	In: Improving Schools, 9 (2006) 3, S.192-202 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1365-4802
DOI	10.1177/1365480206069014
Schlagwörter	Cooperation; Case Studies; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Educational Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Co-operation; Kooperation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulleistung; Ausland; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	Recent years have seen increased emphasis on the idea of schools working together. However, there is very little research that demonstrates how and when such approaches lead to positive outcomes, particularly in respect to those schools facing challenging circumstances. Reflecting on the evidence from six case studies, this article identifies strategies that offer pointers for the development of practice and indications of where further research is needed. It concludes that, under the right circumstances, school-to-school collaboration is a powerful means of strengthening the capacity of schools to address the challenges they face. More specifically, it suggests that collaboration can: widen student learning opportunities and help address the needs of vulnerable groups of learners; be effective in helping schools to resolve immediate problems; and, under certain conditions, contribute to the raising of expectations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10