Several collaboration activities show promise in spreading effective practices, but overall progress in increasing collaboration has been limited¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Several activities implemented in multiple sites show promise in spreading effective practices across schools and staff, but overall progress in increasing collaboration has been limited. → McCullough 2015

Evidence¶

McCullough 2015¶

McCullough, M., Heinkel, L., & Keating, B. (2015). District-Charter Collaboration Grant Implementation: Findings from Interviews and Site Visits. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/districtcharter-collaboration-grant-implementation-findings-from-interviews-and-site-visits

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Headline finding of the implementation analysis of grantee activities from December 2012 through winter 2013-2014, based on interviews, teacher focus groups, and observations. Promise at multiple sites coexisted with limited overall progress.

"Mathematica found that several activities implemented in multiple sites show promise in spreading effective practices across schools and staff, but overall progress in increasing collaboration has been limited."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Collaboration — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Several collaboration activities show promise in spreading effective practices across schools and staff, but overall progress in increasing collaboration has been limited — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Collaboration spread outside formal grant activities via the observational effect of collaboration in three grantee sites but did not extend beyond the grant in other sites — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• School co-locations or partnerships, aspiring-leader programs, and shared Common Core preparation are the most promising avenues for cross-sector collaboration — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Limited school staff time is a crucial obstacle impeding cross-sector collaboration — related
• Teachers across sectors are receptive to collaboration on average, but the proportion of teachers involved in grant activities has been limited — related
• Structural Fragmentation of HRM Functions Impedes Strategic Coordination in School Districts — related
• Teacher-level cross-sector collaboration remained low across grantee sites, in part because many collaborative activities targeted school leaders rather than teachers — related
• Cross-sector leadership programs were widely viewed as the most successful collaboration grant activities, while limited grant time period and scope and lack of goal clarity hindered implementation — related
• Early implementation of the Kauffman Campuses grants was documented through a cross-site analysis of 2005 site visits and a spring 2006 faculty survey — related
• Perceptions of the sustainability of collaboration efforts beyond the grant period were mixed across grantee sites, and some respondents doubted cooperation alone is a viable mechanism for improving school effectiveness — related