In the United States, school reform efforts accelerated following A Nation at Risk (1983). In this environment, Dr. John Goodlad proposed that meaningful, lasting change could best be accomplished by the simultaneous renewal of both teacher education and schools. Goodlad's inquiry into the nature of educational and organizational change led him to the conclusion that the best way to bring about this renewal was through establishing university-school partnerships. In 1984, Dr. Goodlad helped establish the Brigham Young University-Public School Partnership, comprising the university and the five surrounding school districts. The partnership continues today, twenty years later, through five changes in deans and turnover in each of the five district superintendents. Yet, even with these changes in leadership, the renewal of teacher education and the schools, through a thriving partnership, continues. This workshop will focus on the underlying principles that created and continue to sustain the partnership--a common philosophy shared by all; equal participation of the chief decision makers (dean and superintendents); common purpose; consistency of participation at all levels; and willingness to share resources. Through genuine collaboration in an atmosphere of respect and trust, the mutual interests of the university and the school districts are served.

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Keywords

• Change
• Collaboration
• Culture

(60 min. Workshop, English)