The many faces of school-university collaboration : characteristics of successful partnerships / [edited by] Ruth David, Marianne G. Handler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

David, Ruth.

Handler, Marianne G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College-school cooperation--Case studies.

College-school cooperation.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Englewood, Colo. : Teacher Ideas Press, 2001.

Summary:

What drives some collaborative projects to success while others with similar goals fail? Focusing on collaboration between schools and universities, this book offers important information for establishing working partnerships and avoiding common mistakes. It is a helpful professional reference for university administrators, principals, students, classroom teachers, and anyone taking on a collaborative planning role. Thanks to its analytical focus, the book provides readers with a better understanding of the elements that drive successful partnerships, such as a shared vision, commitment to the project, ongoing communication, flexibility, and an ability to compromise.

Each approach is outlined step-by-step, from the initial planning stages to achieving sustainable alliances, including setting goals, making commitments, assigning roles and determining responsibilities, obtaining funding, making decisions, researching, and evaluating. The models are illustrated through real-life projects and perspectives of educators from schools and universities, giving readers a unique insight into their collaborative journeys.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Models of School

University Collaboration / Marianne Handler, Ruth Ravid 3

The PDS Model 4

The Consultation Model 6

One-to-One Collaborations Model 8

The Umbrella Model 9

Chapter 2 The Process of Change in School

University Collaboration / Judith J. Slater 11

Habitus in Organizations 12

Consequences of Habitus 13

The Breaking of Habitus 18

Possibilities 21

Chapter 3 Dancing in the Dark? Learning More About What Makes Partnerships Work / Arlene C. Borthwick 23

Understanding Partnerships Means Understanding Process 23

Origins of School Partnerships: Gearing up for Change 24

Theoretical Frameworks 25

Many Facets: Key Elements of Educational Partnerships 29

Accepting the Challenge: Dancing the Two-Step 35

Section II Collaboration Through the Eyes of the Partners

Model I Collaboration Between a University and Professional Development School

Formal Models

Chapter 4 Recipes for Professional Development Schools: A Metaphor for Collaboration / Pamela Gates-Duffield, Carol Stark 45

Acquiring and Honoring the Recipe: The Early Struggles of Our Partnership 46

The Basic Ingredients: How Do We Describe Our Partnership? 48

Blending the Old and the New: Our Voices Merge to Solve the Problems 51

Changing the Flavor, Adding the Spices: The Vignettes of Successful Changes 52

Creating a New Recipe: The Results 55

Why Use Metaphor to Describe Our Work? Our Suggestions 56

Final Reflections on Collaborative Partnerships 57

Chapter 5 Learning Connections: Working Toward a Shared Vision / Robin Hasslen, Nancy Bacharach, Judy Rotto, Jonathan Fribley 59

Description of the Partnership 60

Collaboration Efforts and Perspective 61

What We Have Learned 69

Chapter 6 A Collaborative Journey: Study and Inquiry in a Professional Development Middle School / Cathleen Rafferty, Marylin Leinenbach 73

The Journey Began Through Portfolio Study Groups 75

Continuing the Journey by Piloting and Studying Portfolios 77

Expanding the Journey 79

Redirecting the Journey Through Action Research and Teacher Portfolios 81

Committing to Self-Reflection Through the National Board Certification Process 82

Current and Future Journeys 85

Informal Models

Chapter 7 Blending Voices, Blending Lives: The Story of a New-Age Collaboration with Literature and E-mail / Susan Steffel, Chuck Steltenkamp 87

Characters and Settings 88

The Plot Thickens 90

Complications, Conflicts, and Reality Checks 91

External Conflicts 95

Internal Conflicts 96

Analysis of the Text: How Did We Determine Success? 97

Reflection 97

Chapter 8 Our "Stealth PDS": An Undetected Professional Development School Relationship / Adrienne "Andi" Sosin, Ann Parham 99

Context 100

The Past 100

Our "Stealth" PDS 102

Our Major Strands of Connection 102

Stresses and Influences on the Relationship 106

Our Story of Collaboration 107

Our Lessons 109

Model II Consultation

Chapter 9 Sailing the Ship: A Collaborative Journey / Judith A. Robb, Donna Cronin 115

Communication Problems 117

Elements of Success 123

Transformation 125

Chapter 10 Developing School

University Intellectual Partnerships: The National Humanities Center's Teacher Leadership for Professional Development Program / Richard Schramm, William E. Bickel, Rosemary H. McNelis, Cathy K. Pine 131

Program Description 132

Why Collaborate? 137

Challenges to Collaboration 140

Elements of Successful Collaboration 142

Chapter 11 From Practicum Improvement to School Improvement: A Developing Partnership / Catherine Sinclair, Lil Perre 145

One School, One University 146

Critical Collaboration for Innovation Evaluation and School Improvement 150

The Dynamics Involved 156

Key Features of a Successful Partnership: Conclusions from Experience 158

Chapter 12 Finding Keys to Educational Improvement Through Collaborative Work / Karin M. Wiburg, Yvonne Lozano 163

Expectations and Roles 165

The Sociocultural Context of the District 166

Keys to Our Successful Collaboration 166

Our Design 169

From Collaborators to Friends 170

Problems with Our Institutions 171

Negotiating Differences 172

Additional Dynamics 173

Model III One-to-One Collaborations

Chapter 13 The Dialectic Nature of Research Collaborations: The Relational Literacy Curriculum / Ruth Freedman, Diane Salmon 179

A Collaborative Relationship 180

The Relational Literacy Curriculum 182

Goals of the Chapter 183

Research Phases and Rawlins's Tensions 183

Instrumentality

Affection Revisited 190

Summary of Our Collaborative Process 190

Implications for Practice and Research 191

Chapter 14 Working Together: A Successful One-to-One Collaboration / John Kornfeld, Georgia Leyden 193

Project Overview 194

The Collaborative Process: Georgia's Voice 194

The Collaborative Process: John's Voice 196

Attributes and Complexities of the Teacher

Professor Relationship 198

Impact on the Teacher: Georgia's Voice 200

Impact on the Professor: John's Voice 202

What We Learned from Our One-to-One Partnership 203

Chapter 15 The Angst, Ecstasy, and Opportunities of Collaborative Inquiry / Clay Lafleur, Jack MacFadden 207

A Brief Statement about Who We Are 208

What Do We Mean by Collaboration? 210

Sustaining Collaboration over Time 212

Chapter 16 A School

University Partnership: A Commitment to Collaboration and Professional Renewal / Les Vozzo, Barbara Bober 223

The Impetus for Collaboration 224

The Collaborative Process As It Emerged 224

Mutual Minds at Work 225

A Model for Successful School

University Partnership 227

Some Issues and Resolutions 230

Model IV Multiple Collaboration Projects Under One Umbrella Organization Acting As the Facilitator

Chapter 17 The Center for Collaborative Research at National-Louis University / Marianne Handler, Ruth Ravid 237

The Center for Collaborative Research 238

Frustrations 240

Successes 242

Factors Contributing to the Success and Failure of Partnerships 244.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1563087928

OCLC:

249279876