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Collaboration as a Predictor for Success in School Reform
Marilyn Friend,Lynne Cook +1 more
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It is concluded that educators should more carefully deliberate the conditions required for collaboration, should more directly address the preparation of school personnel for collaborative activities, and should call for realistically matching expectations for reform with implementation opportunities and constraints.Abstract:
Although school reform has captured the attention of this country, considerable controversy exists regarding the feasibility of reform, appropriate strategies for implementing reforms, and the adequacy of preparation of school professionals who will work in reformed schools. We propose that collaboration is the theme which unites the various dimensions of school reform and that the potential of school reform success can be analyzed by examining the extent to which the conditions needed for collaboration can be created in schools. We apply this notion to three key reform issues: (a) professionalism; (b) empowerment; and (c) restructured schools, specifically as recommended in special education. We conclude that educators should more carefully deliberate the conditions required for collaboration, should more directly address the preparation of school personnel for collaborative activities, and should call for realistically matching expectations for reform with implementation opportunities and constraints.read more
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Inclusive Schooling Practices: Pedagogical and Research Foundations. A Synthesis of the Literature that Informs Best Practices about Inclusive Schooling.
Gail McGregor,R. Timm Vogelsberg +1 more
TL;DR: McGregor et al. as discussed by the authors summarized the literature base that informs current understanding of the best approaches to support students with disabilities in inclusive settings and provided a synthesis of information about instructional practices that support diverse students.
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The State of the Art of Collaboration on Behalf of Students With Disabilities
Lynne Cook,Marilyn Friend +1 more
TL;DR: Topics include a summary of the evolution of collaboration, especially as it pertains to teachers working with students with disabilities as well as clarification of what collaboration is and is not and the dilemmas of research related to it.
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Collaboration and social inquiry: multiple meanings of a construct and its role in creating useful and valid knowledge.
TL;DR: The purpose of this monograph is to begin to “unpack” the collaboration construct in terms of its many meanings, rationales, goals, models, dynamics, and accomplishments.
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Collaboration: staying on the bandwagon
TL;DR: Collaboration between higher education and public education agencies has gained attention as a way to create effective field-based teacher education programs (Darling-Hammond et al., 1995) as mentioned in this paper.
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Principles for the Practice of Collaboration in Schools
Lynne Cook,Marilyn Friend +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the principles for the practice of collaboration in schools are discussed. But they do not consider the role of the teacher in prevention of school failure, and do not address the problem of bullying.
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