Supporting the middle tier to engage with school-based networks: Change strategies for influencing and cohering |
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Authors: | Christopher Chapman and Mark Hadfield |
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Institution: | (1) University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;(2) Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton, UK |
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Abstract: | Networking and collaboration in educational settings have become increasingly important in terms of supporting innovation
and policy developments in many educational systems. However, to date, the role and action of the middle tier remains an under-researched
area, especially in the United Kingdom. This paper draws on findings from a study of district level (local authorities (LAs))
capacity to broker and facilitate school-based networks within a context of complex multiple agendas. The study, funded by
the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) Innovations Unit and the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) involved
19 LAs over a two-year period. The authors worked as second order action researchers supporting local authority staff develop
a range of strategies to broker and facilitate school-to-school networks. This paper draws on Habermassian notions of a critical
theorem to describe the construction and use of a new theoretical framework outlining the strategies adopted by the middle
tier officers within the project. |
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