Germany: School-to-School Collaboration at the Interface of Bureaucracy and Autonomy
Liegmann A, Bremm N, Van Ackeren I, Breiwe R, Endberg M, Rutter S (2022)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Edited Volumes: School-to-School Collaboration: Learning Across International Contexts
Pages Range: 189-206
ISBN: 978-1-80043-669-5 978-1-8
DOI: 10.1108/978-1-80043-668-820221013
Abstract
School networks are of increasing importance in the Germany. Despite not being formally anchored in the structure of the school system, school networks are promoted via a wide variety of programmes. These initiatives have varying aims such as the systemic promotion of school development and the identification of key factors for success. Some programmes even provide for accompanying research into the impact of networks on their success. Following the classification of the German school system according to the cohesion/regulation matrix by Chapman, and suggesting an emphasis on ‘egalitarian culture’, this chapter then focuses on the topic of school-to-school collaboration. Doing so, we shall define our understanding of school networks, present a typology of commonly found networks in Germany and provide systemic examples of some of the larger school networks. The review of the national state of research in this field including experience from two of our research and development projects shows desiderata especially concerning processes of school-to-school collaboration. The role of school leadership, which will be expanded upon further, has proven to be a driver of success in school networks.
Authors with CRIS profile
Nina Bremm
Lehrstuhl für Schulpädagogik mit Schwerpunkt Educational Governance and Educational Change
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Liegmann, A., Bremm, N., Van Ackeren, I., Breiwe, R., Endberg, M., & Rutter, S. (2022). Germany: School-to-School Collaboration at the Interface of Bureaucracy and Autonomy. In Armstrong, Paul Wilfred; Brown, Chris (Eds.), School-to-School Collaboration: Learning Across International Contexts. (pp. 189-206). Emerald Publishing Limited.
MLA:
Liegmann, Anke, et al. "Germany: School-to-School Collaboration at the Interface of Bureaucracy and Autonomy." School-to-School Collaboration: Learning Across International Contexts. Ed. Armstrong, Paul Wilfred; Brown, Chris, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022. 189-206.
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