Thinking More Deeply About Networks in Education
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Title
Thinking More Deeply About Networks in Education
Abstract/Description
In education, initiatives to restructure and reculture schools through their involvement in intra- and inter-institutional networks have grown in number in recent years. Networks of teachers and schools (often linked to institutions outside education) are becoming a key focus of change efforts promoted by professionals and policymakers. However, in current research, writing and policymaking, the use of the network concept has been generally vague, normative and mostly instrumental. This paper develops a discussion of network concepts and proposes more systematic, less normative ways of addressing and researching network issues in education. It outlines a set of key dimensions of intra- and inter-organizational networks and makes a case for more a comprehensive research approach to these phenomena.
Author/creator
Date
In publication
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
1-21
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Theoretical
Open access/full-text available
Yes
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
1573-1812
Citation
de Lima, J. Á. (2010). Thinking More Deeply About Networks in Education. Journal of Educational Change, 11(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-008-9099-1
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