UNSUCCESSFUL ENCOUNTERS: TEACHERS MEET RESEARCHERS IN SCHOOLS
Abstract
This paper describes an unsuccessful attempt to develop collaborative relationships between researchers and teachers in three schools. The focus of the project was an attempt to develop school-based effectiveness projects, in which teachers would take the lead in defining school improvement issues and acting on them. Portraiture was used as the device for gaining entry and stimulating debate about issues within each school. In none of the schools was this device successful, and the project foundered. The paper discusses possible reasons for the lack of success, and concludes with some reflections on the nature of relationships between researchers and practitioners. RÉSUMÉ Cet article décrit une tentative demeurée vaine de développer des rapports de collaboration entre les chercheurs et les professeurs dans trois écoles. Ce projet était axé sur une tentative visant à élaborer des projets d'efficacité scolaire dans le cadre desquels les professeurs prendraient l'initiative de définir les questions relatives à l'amélioration des écoles et prendraient les mesures qui s'imposent. On a utilisé le portrait pour lancer et stimuler le débat sur ces questions dans chaque école. Cette méthode s'est révélée infructueuse dans les trois écoles, et le projet s'est écroulé. Cet article examine les motifs possibles de cet échec et se termine par certaines réflexions sur la nature des rapports qui existent entre les chercheurs et les professeurs.Downloads
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1986-04-01
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Riffel, J. A., & Levin, B. (1986). UNSUCCESSFUL ENCOUNTERS: TEACHERS MEET RESEARCHERS IN SCHOOLS. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 21(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7698
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