...Simon Sjölund; Paula Arce-Trigatti; Caitlin C. Farrell Purpose This study examines whether the research-practice partnership (RPP) model supports preschool education leaders in navigating the new power dynamics of collaborative decision-making introduced by recent public reforms in Sweden...

... and contextual factors influencing self-efficacy. Findings The findings reveal that facilitators’ self-efficacy in collaborative practices is positively associated with participants’ perceptions of professional growth and knowledge sharing within PLNs. Self-efficacy in goal implementation was found...

...Rachel Verheijen-Tiemstra; Anje Ros; Marc Vermeulen; Rob F. Poell Purpose Whilst an urgent need for collaboration is increasingly seen in education to better respond to socio-educational challenges, in practice, collaboration between primary school teachers and their partners is hampered...

..., principals, teachers and students). Thus, the creative chain of activities is a key theoretical framework for promoting critical collaboration in order to cross the boundaries of educational management organization. Design/methodology/approach The authors use data from the Management in Creative Chains...

... regression model. The study has revealed that shared vision, employee’s commitment to achieving the organizational goal, and collaboration are key determinants, whereas staff commitment is the most important determinant of collective leadership. Generalization of the findings is one of the main concerns due...

...Daniel Carpenter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore shared workspace and professional learning community (PLC) interactions in schools. The collaborative culture and PLCs were parts of the school culture. The collaborative culture of each school was designed to ensure teachers share...

... to explore teachers’ views and background factors that can facilitate smooth change and higher productivity of the change. Effective change is measured by the improvement of students’ achievements, productive management of students’ learning, collaborative communication with the school’s communities...

... of this paper is to explore the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and teacher effectiveness. In addition, it explores the role of collaboration among teachers and principal leadership in explaining the above relationship. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 575 secondary school...

..., trust, open communication with teachers, and collaborative relationships are characteristic of effective leaders.They are skilled in the art of communicating effectively and eliciting cooperation, accountability, trustworthiness, and team work (Peiffer, 2003). When school administrators do work...

...Soribel Genao Purpose – Program efficacy and outcomes can often be determined through an examination of collaborative activities between and among inner city school districts with high dropout rates and private, public, and nonprofit organizations. Kettl (2004) adeptly describes additional...