Collaboration: Critical Success Factors for Student Learning

Posted by Karen Kotchka

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Haycock, K. (2007) Collaboration: Critical Success Factors for Student Learning. School Libraries Worldwide, 13 (1), 25-35.

Summary
This article gives an exhaustive list of the factors which predict success when it comes to collaboration in the school community.  Most of the factors have to do with good communication skills, common purposes and flexibility and adaptability.  Leadership is also seen as essential as well as staff, materials and time.  The benefits of collaboration are stated up front saying that collaboration ignites creativity among teachers and that creative fire spreads to students.  It also concludes by saying that collaboration is the single professional behavior for teacher librarians that can impact student achievement.

Evaluation

I liked being able to read through the various factors for successful collaboration so that I could use the article as a benchmark against my own school situation.  The article could be used by a teacher librarian preparing a case for increasing teacher collaboration.