Discusses the procedures, context, and structure of the process for implementing an interdisciplinary teaching team among teacher educators. Considers the findings of a survey completed by team members and interviews with middle grades preservice teachers enrolled in the program concerning the barriers and uniqueness of the team. (JPB)

This article contains a series of recommendations to improve collaborative teaching culled from interviews with administrators, teachers, parents, and students from 10 schools. General recommendations addressing service delivery, administrative, and communication issues are included, along with training recommendations for new and indirectly…

This study examined college instructors' and students' perspectives on the effectiveness of team teaching an undergraduate educational foundations course. A course entitled "School and Society" at Eastern Kentucky University was team-taught by an African American male instructor and a Caucasian female instructor. A total of 10 male and…

This dissertation is a qualitative study that explores how three teams of humanities teachers at Capital High School (Charleston, West Virginia) tried to create and sustain an environment in which they could make decisions over curriculum, pedagogy, and school self-governance. The study also examines what empowerment means to the teachers in a…