A theory of action account of an across-school collaboration policy in practice

Educational systems worldwide promote the use of collaborative networks to foster teacher learning and improve practice in the pursuit of educational change to address longstanding equity and achievement issues. New Zealand is no exception, with its Communities of Learning/Kāhui Ako policy mandating collaboration spanning across schools—a mandate that has proven to be challenging. In this paper, we examine the case of one kāhui ako where a...