Participation in local school networks to promote educational improvement, a case study

Abstract

The participation of schools in school networks to promote and consolidate improvement and innovation, promoting collaborative work among teachers, aims to work with commitment and cooperation among professionals. This case study aims to analyze the contributions made by the participation of 9 centers of the same locality in a school network, constituted, mainly, so that teachers work together in the proposal of school proposals that facilitate the transit of the school. students from primary to secondary level. The collection of data has been based on a participatory and collaborative methodology that combines data collection instruments, interviews both individual and in focus groups with advisors of these educational centers in the area and the coordinator of the network and individual open questionnaires to advisors, directors of centers and participating teacher. Regarding the conclusions, we emphasize that participation in school networks has favored the construction of a new organizational configuration intercentros and even in the center itself, the allocation of responsibilities, experiences in collaboration, agreement of work strategies between the centers, as well as a reflection on its operation based on the principles of cooperation and commitment among all.