An Analysis of a Subject Department in an English Secondary School Using the Collaborative Practice Analytical Framework

Autor/inn/en	James, Christopher; Goodhew, Carolyn
Titel	An Analysis of a Subject Department in an English Secondary School Using the Collaborative Practice Analytical Framework
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 39 (2011) 3, S.317-332 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143210393998
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary Schools; Educational Research; Cooperation; Models; Reflective Teaching; Teacher Collaboration; Group Dynamics; Food; Textiles Instruction; Technology Education; Departments; School Organization; Organizational Change; Teacher Administrator Relationship; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschule; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Analogiemodell; Lehrerkooperation; Gruppendynamik; Lebensmittel; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Department; Abteilung; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Organisationswandel
Abstract	This article reports the outcomes of research into the nature of and influences on collective working in an English secondary school. A design and technology department was studied over a 13-month period. Data collection was by interviews, observations and document scrutiny. The findings were analysed using collaborative practice (CP) analytical framework, which is joint working (collaboration) on a defined main task (primary task) that has both present and future dimensions, in a manner grounded in reflective practice. During the research period, the department was required to make changes to improve pupil outcomes and it was subject to other organizational influences. The analysis confirms the utility of the CP analytic framework for understanding organizational processes in educational settings; develops and substantiates the importance of the primary task and the way work-group members interpret it; and develops the significance of collaboration and reflective practice in relation to the normative primary task in the CP analytical framework. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10