The Cincinnati Initiative for Teacher Education (CITE) and the development of the Cincinnati Professional Practice Schools formulated a partnership among the University of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Public School District, and the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers. The success of this venture has been achieved through the recognition of the different institutional cultures. The political factors of faculty roles, accountability, and funding are discussed in the article while giving a brief historical background of the conception, planning, and execution of this successful collaboration.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
American Federation of Teachers
. (1988). Professional practice schools: Building a model (Vol. 1). Washington, DC: Author.
2.
American Federation of Teachers
. (1990). Professional practice schools: Building a model (Vol. 2). Washington, DC: Author.
3.
Bergquist, W. H.
(1992). The four cultures of the academy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
4.
Cincinnati Board of Education and the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers
. (1985). Collective bargaining agreement. Cincinnati, OH: Author.
5.
Cincinnati Board of Education and the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers
. (1988). Collective bargaining agreement. Cincinnati, OH: Author.
6.
Cincinnati Board of Education and the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers
. (1997). Collective bargaining agreement. Cincinnati, OH: Author.
7.
College of Education, University of Cincinnati
. (1987). Pattern language for teaching. Cincinnati, OH: Author.
8.
College of Education, University of Cincinnati
. (1993). Pattern language for teaching. Cincinnati, OH: Author.
9.
College of Education, University of Cincinnati
. (1998). Pattern language for teaching. Cincinnati, OH: Author.
10.
Fisher, R.
, & Ury, W. (1981). Getting to yes: Negotiating agreement without giving in. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
11.
The Holmes Group
. (1986). Tomorrow's teachers. East Lansing, MI: Author.
12.
National Commission on Excellence in Education
. (1983). A nation at risk: The imperative for educational reform. Washington, DC: Author.
13.
Newman, F. M.
, King, M. B., & Rigdon, M. (1997). Accountability and school performance: Implications from restructuring schools. Harvard Educational Review,67(1), 41-74.
