Study of school´s educational networks: keys aspects for their analysis and improvement from the assessment of Teachers Advisors Centers

1/6/2016 EERA:Studyofschool´seducationalnetworks:keysaspectsfortheiranalysisandimprovementfromtheassessmentofTeachersAdvisorsCenters http://www.eeraecer.de/ecerprogrammes/conference/6/contribution/17323/ 1/3 EUROPEANEDUCATIONALRESEARCHASSOCIATION SessionInformation Contribution Studyofschool´seducationalnetworks:keysaspectsfortheiranalysisand improvementfromtheassessmentofTeachersAdvisorsCenters Studyofschool´seducationalnetworks:keysaspectsfortheir analysisandimprovementfromtheassessmentofTeachers AdvisorsCenters Author(s): ElenaHernández(presenting),AntoniaLópezMartínez(presenting),MªJoséNavarro MontañoMªJosé,RosarioOrdoñezSierra Conference: ECER2012,TheNeedforEducationalResearchtoChampionFreedom,Educationand DevelopmentforAll Network: 15.ResearchPartnershipsinEducation Format: Paper 15SES05,TheNotionofPartnership:CaseStudyI ParallelPaperSession Time: 20120919 11:0012:30 Room: FCTAula14 Chair: PhilippeMasson Educationalnetworkingofschoolshas,aspriority,thecreationofastablecoordinationofcentersinorder toconstituteacommunicationnetworkaswellasanetworkaimedtoshareexperiencesbetweencenters. Thegoalistobuildanexchange,cooperativeandrelationalnetwork,understandingthesenetworksas thosethatpromotethegenerationofinnovativeandparticipatoryprocessesofpeoplewhosharethe educationalprocess.Thisisa"professionaldimension,socialandtrainingofthenetwork"(Muñoz,2005), asitexistsasystemofrelationshipsbetweenpeopleforcollaborationinordertomakepossiblethatthe changesbecomecollectivetoallthemembersinvolved,consideringthatthischangemaybeprogressive and,aboveall,trainingforalltheparticipants.Thisparticipatoryprocesshasanumberofcharacteristicsa priori:itisapracticalwork,createsknowledgeandleadsinexorablytotheparticipationofallmembers. Ineveryanintercentereducationnetworkthereisanumberofpremises,andthemostimportant premiseisthatthecentersmustrespondtotheutilityforthattheyhavebeencreated,thatis, commitment,cooperation,participationandcollaborationbetweenallthoseinvolvedintheimprovement. Similarly,initsimplementation,anumberofassumptionsunderlieforitsfunctioning:delineationofthe network,distributionoftasksbetweenparticipatingmembers,actingpursuanttothenetworkconsensus, coordinationamongmembersofthecentersandfinalevaluationofinnovationsandimprovements. Itisimportanttomentionthatwithinthe"network"created,eachschoolisaspecialcaseforthe implementationofchangesandimprovements,aseachrespondstoasocialandculturalcontextwithits ownparticularitiesandneeds.Theselocaleducationalnetworksmakesenseinanorganizationalformof 1/6/2016 EERA:Studyofschool´seducationalnetworks:keysaspectsfortheiranalysisandimprovementfromtheassessmentofTeachersAdvisorsCenters http://www.eeraecer.de/ecerprogrammes/conference/6/contribution/17323/ 2/3 Method ExpectedOutcomes References workbasedontheneedforchange,providingresourcesandpromotingpartnerships,aswellaspromoting educationalprojectsforparticipationandimprovingthequalityofeducation Regardingthisapproach,themaingoalinthispaperistoprovidewiththekeytoolsfortheassessment, analysisandevaluationofthesenetworks,takingintoaccountthatparticipationinvolvesanumberof improvements,someofthemprovedinrecentresearchworks(Rué,2005,AinscowandWest,2006, Dufour,EakerandMany,2006,HadfieldandChapman,2009;Doménech,2009)inthefollowingareas: theybecomeorganizationsthatincreasethecapacityforaction,exceedingindividualandsporadicactions theyimprovetheeffectivenessofprocesses,overcomingobstaclestotheimprovement participationishorizontal,surpassingtheverticaldecisionmaking theyincreasethesenseofcommunitymembership,exceedingthenonworkinggroupmembershipand isolation membersbecomeawareoftheabilitytoparticipateandtomodifyandimproveitaconcretereality, overcomingthebarriersofexclusionandinequality Theevaluationofnetworkingandprospectiveneedsassessmentfordevelopmentandimprovement.We useaninterviewinthisstudyandconclusionsfortheassessmentandtherecessivepath,usingthree Teachers´CentersconsultantsintheprovinceofSevilla(Spain),whoworkwiththesenetworksandknow thehistoryofsomealreadyestablished. Theanalysisoftheinterviewshasbeenconductedfromadescriptivenarrativemethodology,basedona qualitativeresearchapproach,throughindividualinterviewswiththeadviserstotheteachers'centers. Thisanalysisoftheinterviewshasbeendevelopedinthefollowingcategories: 1.Startofworkandtrainingofthenetwork 2.Designanddevelopmentofnetworks 3.Organizationofnetworking 4.Impactoncommunitycentersandeducational 5.Impactofnetworkparticipationinschools 6.Results Thesecategorieshavedevelopedanappreciationofthehistoryofthenetworks,impactonparticipating schools,whicharetobetakenasareferencefortheevaluationandfinalevaluationofthenetworksinthe widerinvestigationof"StudyofEducationnetworksofschools". Inthisstudytheexpectedresultsfocusontheusefulnessoftheinformationgivenbytheadvisors Teachers´Centerstoprovideassessmentdatacenternetworksinanongoingprojectentitled"Studyof theEducationalNetworksofSchoolsforthepromotionanddevelopmentofeducationforequityand participation"alreadyimplementedintheprovinceofSevillethroughtheimplementationandwiththe helpoftheadvisorsfromtheseTeachers´Centers. Resultsconcludedatainanumberofcategoriesthathelpustotheevaluationandassessmentofthese networks.Thesecategoriesfocusonthefollowing:initiationandtrainingofthenetworkdesignand networkdevelopment,networkorganization,impacttoschools,resultsofimprovement. Reviewoftheresultsare:schoolsworkingtogetherincreasetheircapacityforimprovement,theyareable tocarryoutaneedsassessment,theygettogetherinordertoparticipateandcooperateininnovation,the participationisestablishedineachdepartmentandthereisalwaysanagreement.Thenetworkingis startinginschoolscalled"cycleofchange"forthedesign,developmentandinvolvementofallthe innovationsandimprovements. 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NetworkLearningforEducationalChange.OpenUniversityPress. 1/6/2016 EERA:Studyofschool´seducationalnetworks:keysaspectsfortheiranalysisandimprovementfromtheassessmentofTeachersAdvisorsCenters http://www.eeraecer.de/ecerprogrammes/conference/6/contribution/17323/ 3/3 AuthorInformation ElenaHernández(presenting) FacultadCienciasdelaEducación DidácticayOrganizaciónEducativa Sevilla(Spain) AntoniaLópezMartínez(presenting) UniversidaddeSevilla Sevilla MªJoséNavarroMontañoMªJosé UNIVERSIDADDESEVILLA(ESPAÑA) SEVILLA RosarioOrdoñezSierra UNIVERSIDADDESEVILLA DIDACTICAYORGANIZACIONEDUCATIVA AlcaládeGuadaíra Printversion PDF ©EuropeanEducationalResearchAssociation c/oFreieUniversitätBerlin Imprint Disclaimer Abstracts&Papers Contact