'נרטיבים של השתתפות' להבניית עמיתות מכללה-בית ספר: חקר מקרה

The research describes a case study of a partnership between a college of education and an elementary school in a city in central Israel. The case study is described from the point of view of four groups of participants involved in forming the partnership: (a) instructors from the college; (b) the school principal and assistant principals; (c) mentor teachers at the school; and (d) math and English student teachers. Each group created a "narrative of participation" based on the view of its part in the process of forming the partnership. The narratives expose concepts significant to the process, the core of the story, the perceptions of instruction, and the perceptions of the partnership's success. The research results indicate that the diverse voices of the participants in the partnership blend together into a single voice – one that expresses adjustment to a new culture. The narratives point to the creation of a new school reality that facilitated the development of a successful college-school partnership. Nevertheless, the groups differed in their views of the factors contributing to the success. The research also indicates that the partnership is geared toward a third culture and contributes to it. In such a culture, each institution retains its own unique identity; at the same time, common attributes that are expressed through responsibility, commitment, and mutual ties are generated.