School-to-school collaboration : learning across international contexts / Paul Wilfred Armstrong and Chris Brown, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Chris, author.

Contributor:

Armstrong, Paul Wilfred, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inter-school cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2022]

Summary:

Taking a global perspective, the chapters within this book follow a common framework to explore how macro-level factors help to create the conditions in which school-to-school collaboration is likely to succeed or fail 'on the ground'.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures &amp

Tables

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Introduction

The Cohesion/Regulation Matrix

Structure and Contribution

Our Own Conclusions

References

Section 1: Hierarchist Systems

Chapter 1: New Zealand Cases of Collaboration within and Between Schools: The Coexistence of Cohesion and Regulation

Shifting Classifications of School to School Collaboration

The Extent of School-to-School Collaboration

Enablers and Barriers to School-to-School Collaboration

Aligning Policy With Practice - Accountability

Co-dependent Leadership Roles and Structures

Key Lessons for Practice and Policy

Chapter 2: Local Authorities and School-to-School Collaboration in Scotland

An Overview of Policy

Empowering the System?

Distributed leadership, Professional Learning and Collaboration

Partnership Working: Policy and Practice

Robert Owen Centre

Reflecting on the School Improvement Partnership Programme (SIPP)

NSEE

Reflecting on the Role of the Local Authority in NSEE

Lessons Learned

Discussion

Chapter 3: School Participation in Local and International Collaboration: The Norway-Canada (NORCAN) Programme

Overview of Ontario Education System

Collaboration in the Ontario Education System

The NORCAN Collaboration

The Design of NORCAN

Development of Collaborative Structures, Processes, Relationships, and Trust

Student voice, Agency, and Leadership

Professional Learning and Agency

Sharing Knowledge and De-privatizing Practices

Conclusions and Key Lessons for Policy and Practice

Chapter 4: Education Groups as a Chinese Way of School Collaboration for Education Improvement

Introduction.

Education Groups in China

Review of Policies on Construction of Education Groups

Constructing Education Groups in Chengdu Province

Barriers to Construction of Education Groups

Reflection and Conclusion

Section 2: Fatalist Systems

Chapter 5: Barriers for Effective Networking in Competitive Environments: Addressing Distrust and Isolation to Promote Collaboration in the Chilean School System

Case 1: CIN: A Path for Learning During Critical Challenges

Case 2: Enhancing Trust in a School Improvement Network

Case 3: 'Research Teams': Towards the Development of a Networked Learning System

Concluding Remarks

Chapter 6: Interprofessional Collaboration Between Childcare Services and Primary Schools in the Netherlands

Dutch Educational and Childcare System: Two Fragmented Systems

Trend Towards IPC in the Netherlands

Increased Numbers of Children at Risk in Complex Societies

Changes in Children's (School) Day

Scarcity of Professionals and Shrinking Rural Regions

Understanding Differences in IPC: The CCIM

Perceived Barriers to Engaging in IPC

Concluding Thoughts

Chapter 7: School-to-School Collaboration in Poland: Mapping (Untapped) Potential

Poland's Education System: The 'Fatalist' Approach

SSC in Poland: Mapping Promising Policies and Practices

Barriers

Key Lessons for Practice and Policy: How Does SSC Hold the Potential to Solve Contemporary Poland's Education Challenges?

Chapter 8: School-to-School Collaboration - Kenyan Context

The Cohesion/Regulation Matrix in the Kenyan School System

Enablers of School-to-School Collaboration

Section 3: Egalitarian Systems.

Chapter 9: School Collaboration in a Divided Society: Shared Education in Northern Ireland

The Churches and Divided Schools

The Development of a Hierarchist System

The Introduction of Education Markets

Shifting Towards Collaboration

Chapter 10: Moving Beyond a Narrative of School Improvement: How and Why Should We Create Purpose-driven and Impactful Collaboration for Educators?

Our Case Study Methodology

Teacher Principles of Collaboration

A Case Study in International School-to-School Collaboration

Background and Characteristics of Collaboration Network

Frameworks for Collaboration

Beliefs and Enabling and Hindering Factors

Beliefs

Enabling Factors

Hindering Factors

The Relationship Continuum

A Closing Thought on Reflexivity

Chapter 11: From Professional School Networks to Learning Ecosystems: The Case of Networks for Change in Barcelona

Assessment of the 'Networks for Change' Programme

Learning Ecosystems: The Network of Relationships and Educational Change

Methods

Teams of School Leaders Involved in the Programme

Teachers of the Schools Participating in the Programme

The Team of Facilitators of the Programme

Discussing Key Results

From School Networks to Co-responsible Ecosystems for Educational Change

Weaving Connections Between Teachers Beyond the Territorial Networks

From a Professional Learning Network to a Network of Action and Educational Change in Schools

Key Lessons

Chapter 12: Germany: School-to-School Collaboration at the Interface of Bureaucracy and Autonomy

Structure and Management of the German School System in the Context of the Cohesion/Regulation Matrix

A Classification of School Networks.

Literature Review: The Impact of Networks and the Conditions for Their Success

Methods of Analysing School Networks: A Case Study from the 'DigiSchulNet' Project

School Networks: Examples from Germany

Interconnectedness Between Schools in the Context of the Research and Development Project 'Potenziale Entwickeln-Schulen Stärken' (PeSs)

Networks, Management and Leadership

A Summary of School Networks in Germany

Key Lessons for Policy

Section 4: Fatalist Systems

Chapter 13: School-to-School Collaboration Through Teaching School Alliances in England: 'System Leadership' in a Messy and Hybrid Governance Context

Three Trajectories for Teaching Schools in the 'Self-improving School-led System'

Existing Networks as a Foundation for Many TSAs

Three TSAs in Eastern City

Mandated Collaboration as a Source of Tension Between TSAs

Conclusion

Key Implications for Policy and Practice

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Wilfred Armstrong, Paul School-To-School Collaboration

ISBN:

1-80043-668-8