Presents findings of a case study that examined the use of teacher leaders on an elementary school management team and perceptions of teachers and staff members. Team members were positive about using teacher leaders on a management team but found a need for clearer definitions of leadership roles and better communication between the staff and…

Examines the experience of four high school teachers implementing an inclusive, interdisciplinary pilot program. Organizational analysis of structural, human, political, and symbolic "frames" revealed that creation of a collegial community among participating teachers involved mutual adaptation of teachers' former individual practices…

Discusses the different roles of bilingual special educators in cooperative teaching endeavors designed to educate second language learners in general education classrooms, including facilitating instruction for second language learners. The observations of a bilingual special educator who worked as part of a cooperative teaching team are…

By strengthening the links between specialty teachers' classrooms (e.g., music, art, and physical education) and the regular classroom, classroom teachers can tap into the specialty teachers' expertise and use the arts to enhance everyday lessons. The article describes the steps in initiating and maintaining such a partnership. Two sample lessons…

A project designed to rethink student teaching practicums using collaboration encourages teaming between teachers and student teachers and offers opportunities for creating new curriculum and instructional methods. The paper presents two case studies. Interviews, narratives, and logs indicate that certain dimensions of collaboration must be…

Discusses the need for communication and collaboration between special education and general education teachers, beginning with teacher preparation programs. Describes the use of threaded online discussion during field placements prior to student teaching; discussion prompts; and online journaling. (LRW)

Explored the experiences of local teachers of color exposed to the professional development opportunity of National Board Certification (NBC). Data from interviews with teachers and principals indicated that there were small numbers of local NBC teachers from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Among these teachers, barriers to NBC included lack of…

This article discusses the collaboration among preservice teacher students that occurs during the Academy for Young Scholars in Arkansas, a summer enrichment program for gifted students ages 4-15. The benefits of the teacher collaboration are described, including benefits to students, increased confidence, and borrowed strategies. (Contains 6…

This article discusses the need to incorporate research findings in developmental psychopathology, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychopharmacology in school mental health programs to enable early detection and primary prevention of emotional and behavioral disorders in students. A response stresses the need for a multidisciplinary approach.…

A model secondary program designed to support students with learning disabilities in the regular classroom is described. Disadvantages of pull-out programs are examined and expansion of learning resource center services to all students is discussed. The role of collaboration among teachers, counselors, principals, and parents in the model program…

A project in a health sciences department of one Australian university, designed to encourage faculty collaboration on student assessment issues, became a program of personal and collective review giving insight into the processes and dynamics of curriculum and professional development. The project, its processes and products, and implications…

A national survey of secondary general educators (356 responses) examined their knowledge and skills for engaging in collaborative activities, identifying the frequency and topics of collaborative interactions with special educators, general educators, and community service providers. Respondents reported they interacted frequently with general…

This paper describes the process that school-based and university-based educators followed to transform a long-term cooperative relationship into a professional development school community. The school-university partnership involved teachers and staffs from four elementary schools, and faculty and graduate students from the language, literature,…

This article describes a collaborative summer program for elementary students with hearing impairments that involved a local school district, a university training program, and an affiliated laboratory school. In addressing the features of this successful program, the article discusses the issues of personnel preparation and collaborative teaching…

This article draws on postmodern research approaches and Michael Foucault's views of "discourse" to examine theoretical perspectives previously applied to collaboration, and argues for the value of further theoretical diversity and methodological plurality. It introduces discourse analysis as a tool for helping to understand the notion of…