Well-written and authoritative, the 'Improving Schools through Collaborative Enquiry, is a guide that draws on recent research to map out a blueprint for collaborative enquiry in schools in the twenty-first century.
THE BOOK titled ‘Improving Schools through Collaborative Enquiry’ has four papers edited by Hilary Street and Julie Temperley that describe the charateristics and process of collaborative enquiry in schools to improve the classroom practices of teachers.
The central idea of the book is summarised here as a cinquain verse.
Collaborative enquiry
Participatory research, co-created knowledge Networking learning, improving practice "It is not the size or the scale of the enquiry that is significant, but the quality of the knowledge generated…that turn into new teaching and learning practices with evidences of success” - David Jackson and Hilary Street
Teachers as a learning community
The book is a well organised guide for the teachers and educators that draws on the recent research to provide a blue print for collaborative enquiry to improve the quality of classroom processes.
The Indian subcontinent edition of the book is being distributed by Viva Books Private Limited, New Delhi.