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Collaboration: A Framework for School Improvement Collaboration: A Framework for School Improvement LORRAINE SLATER University of Calgary Abstract: The ability to work collaboratively with others is becoming an essential component of contemporary School reform. This article reviews current trends in School reform that embody collaborative principles and also draws on the literature to provide a theoretical overview of collaboration itself. The article then outlines the findings from a qualitative, self-contained focus group study that involved 16 individuals (parents, teachers, and administrators) who were selected using a purposeful sampling technique. According to Patton (1990), the purpose of purposeful sampling is to select information rich cases whose study will illuminate the questions under study ( ). Accordingly, because of their experience in collaborative School Improvement activities, the participants were able to assist the researcher in addressing the general research question, what are the understandings, skills, and attitudes held by participants in School Improvement initiatives that result in successful collaboration.
and school improvement. The model provides a framework for thinking about the school improvement process that is anchored in collaboration. Introduction Themes of teacher empowerment and professionalism, school-based management, shared decision making, and choice and voice for parents have dominated school reform in the last decade.
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