A Self-Study of Factors Affecting the Collaboration Between University and School Professionals

Abstract

Self-study research is aimed at making explicit the knowledge of practice gained through systematic investigation of one's professional practices. This self-study examines the collaborative practices between school and university professionals during the implementation of the International Baccalaureate Educator Certificate Program in a U.S. university. This article investigates the challenges encountered throughout the implementation of the program and the complexities of collaboration between school and university professionals. Six school professionals and one university professor (author) were involved in the collaboration. Analysis is focused primarily on the university professor's actions and disposition to collaboration through the perspectives of the school professionals. The determinants of successful collaboration—interactional, organizational, and systemic determinants, identified by Martin-Rodrigues et al. informed the analysis of this self-study.