Thinking More Deeply About Networks in Education

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Title

Thinking More Deeply About Networks in Education

Abstract/Description

In education, initiatives to restructure and reculture schools through their involvement in intra- and inter-institutional networks have grown in number in recent years. Networks of teachers and schools (often linked to institutions outside education) are becoming a key focus of change efforts promoted by professionals and policymakers. However, in current research, writing and policymaking, the use of the network concept has been generally vague, normative and mostly instrumental. This paper develops a discussion of network concepts and proposes more systematic, less normative ways of addressing and researching network issues in education. It outlines a set of key dimensions of intra- and inter-organizational networks and makes a case for more a comprehensive research approach to these phenomena.

Author/creator

de Lima, Jorge Ávila

Date

2010

In publication

Journal of Educational Change

Volume

11

Issue

1

Pages

1-21

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Theoretical

Keywords

educational change

networks

teacher collaboration

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

1573-1812

DOI

10.1007/s10833-008-9099-1

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (Springer Link)

Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)

Citation

de Lima, J. Á. (2010). Thinking More Deeply About Networks in Education. Journal of Educational Change, 11(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-008-9099-1

Abbreviation

J Educ Change

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