Balancing the Tensions of Change

Written to help administrators and teachers deal effectively with the tensions that arise in collaborative work, this bookidentifies eight positive tensions that emerge when unlikely partners join together to work toward common goals. The authors describe the type of 'role flexibility' that is needed in collaborative change initiatives, and suggest ways for developing this flexibility among all participants.

Preface

vi

About the Authors

xi

Introduction

xiii

Part One: Building Relationships of Mutuality

1

(40)

Mutuality and Collaboration

2

(1)

Indicators of Mutuality

3

(4)

Metaphors for Mutuality

7

(3)

Stages of Mutuality

10

(1)

Mutuality and Collaborative Renewal

11

(2)

Qualified Membership

13

(10)

Qualifying for Membership

14

(1)

Balancing the Tensions

15

(7)

Keeping the Balance

22

(1)

Interdependence

23

(7)

Take Time for Lunch

24

(2)

Serve Together With Idealism

26

(2)

Stay Focused on the Students

28

(2)

Role Flexibility

30

(11)

Walk in Each Other's Shoes

32

(2)

Change Yourself, Not Your Partner

34

(1)

Never Forget What You Can Do

35

(2)

Take Turns Holding on to the Reins

37

(1)

Conclusion

38

(3)

Part Two: Crossing Thresholds to Creativity

41

(54)

Gifts and Creativity

42

(2)

Threshold Gifts

44

(4)

Teaching as a Transformative Gift

48

(2)

Creativity and Change

50

(1)

Creativity and Collaborative Renewal

51

(2)

Nurtured Development

53

(8)

Recognize the Thresholds

55

(1)

Encourage Good Conversation

56

(2)

Use Shared Discernment

58

(3)

Inquiring Change Agentry

61

(9)

Champions and Critics

62

(1)

A Balanced Approach to Change

63

(1)

Foster a Culture of Inquiry

63

(1)

Receive Questions as Gifts

64

(2)

Experience Edification

66

(1)

Become a Critical Champion

67

(3)

Disciplined Openness

70

(7)

Build On Past Gifts

72

(1)

View Time as a Friend

72

(2)

Be Generative and Provident

74

(3)

Transformative Evaluation

77

(10)

The Evaluation Tension

78

(2)

Balancing Evaluation Tensions

80

(2)

Foster Evaluative Interaction

82

(1)

Initiate Inside-Out Evaluations

83

(1)

Integrate Evaluation Into the Organization

84

(1)

Communicate With Benevolence and Honesty

85

(1)

Reduce Evaluation Expenses

85

(2)

Parity

87

(8)

Emphasize Equivalence

90

(1)

Nurture Reciprocal Respect

91

(1)

Jointly Possess the Goods of Accomplishment

92

(1)

Summary

93

(2)

CONCLUSION. Partnering: Adventures and Analogies

95

(13)

Analogy I: Partnership as an Adventure

97

(5)

Analogy II: Partnership as Instruments in Tune

102

(4)

Finale

106

(2)

APPENDIX. From Normal Schools to Centers of Pedagogy

108

(10)

The Need for Change

109

(1)

Historical Background

110

(5)

Examples of Cross-Campus Collaboration

115

(1)

Conclusion

116

(2)

References

118

(5)

Index

123

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