03973nam a2200493Ii 4500 9781787697379 UtOrBLW 20251029120138.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 191219t20192020enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781787697379 UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW s-cl--- LB2822.84.C5 P566 2020 EDU034000 bisacsh JNF bicssc 37.01 Pino Yancovic, Mauricio, author. 58940 School improvement networks and collaborative inquiry : fostering systemic change in challenging contexts / Mauricio Pino Yancovic (Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile), Alvaro González Torres (Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile), Luis Ahumada Figueroa (Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile), Christopher Chapman (University of Glasgow, UK). Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. ©2020 1 online resource (xv, 157 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Emerald professional learning networks series Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. Introduction -- Chapter 1. School improvement networks in a market oriented educational context -- Chapter 2. Collaborative inquiry in challenging contexts -- Chapter 3. A national mixed method study of schools networks in Chile -- Chapter 4. School networks: from competition to collaboration -- Chapter 5. Sustainability of the school improvement networks. Existing research on Professional Learning Networks looks at experiences in Europe and North America, with very little attention focused on education systems in the Global South, such as Chile. In 2015 more than 500 School Improvement Networks were created to support state-funded schools across the country with the idea of promoting a culture of collaboration. Although schools are expected to work in networks, they are held to account individually through high-stakes standardized testing and external inspections.This book employs the theoretical framework of collaborative inquiry to guide a mixed method study of fifteen in-depth multi-site case studies and descriptive statistical analysis of a questionnaire answered by 400 networks. The analysis provides evidence of the depth and spread of the knowledge and collaborative practices of these networks. Linking with the literature on Professional Learning Networks, this study highlights how school improvement networks can support the professional capital of principals and curriculum coordinators. The findings of this study are discussed around the issue of network sustainability, stressing the importance of network leadership and conditions of system infrastructure to mobilize network knowledge to schools, increasing the potential impact of school networks to transform schools' practices. By providing a unique inquiry, into an under researched part of the globe in regards to school networks, this book will prove invaluable for academics and practitioners in the areas of mixed method research, educational leadership and comparative education. Print version record. School improvement programs. 58585 School improvement programs Chile. 58941 Education Educational Policy & Reform General. bisacsh 57652 Educational strategies & policy. bicssc 57787 González Torres, Alvaro, author. 58942 Ahumada Figueroa, Luis, author. 58943 Chapman, Christopher, author. 58944 9781787697362 https://doi.org/10.1108/9781787697355 51337 51337