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Carney, Joanne; Chu, Marilyn; Green, Jennifer; Nutting, William; Donnelly, Susan; Clancy, Andrea; Buly, Marsha Riddle; Carroll, David – Teachers College Record, 2019
Background/Context: The challenges documented in the literature on research-practice partnerships and similar school-university collaborations are outlined in the literature review in this issue. Yet only a collaboration among multiple educational and community organizations could create a synergy powerful enough to achieve the multifaceted goals…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Change Strategies, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
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Johnson, Susan Moore; Reinhorn, Stefanie K.; Charner-Laird, Megin; Kraft, Matthew A.; Ng, Monica; Papay, John P. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Many strategies to improve failing urban schools rest on efforts to improve leadership within the school. Effective school-based leadership depends not only on the activities of the principal, but also on teachers' efforts to address school-wide challenges. Research has shown that the principal is pivotal in such ventures,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Principals, Administrator Role, Teacher Role
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Youngs, Peter; Jones, Nathan; Low, Mark – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: Studies have found that within-field mentoring, collaboration with colleagues, and administrative support can increase new general education teacher commitment (Kapadia, Coca, & Easton, 2007; Smith & Ingersoll, 2004). In the area of special education, studies have reported that support from mentors and colleagues is…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Role, Expectation