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Labor-Management Collaboration Impact

The Impact of Labor-Management Collaboration

October 12, 2016

Video 1 Dr. Saul Rubinstein, Rutgers University, and his colleague Dr. John McCarthy, Cornell University, have been leading a national research project to investigate the impact of labor-management collaboration (LMC) on student learning. The research is based on the idea that effective, sustainable organizational change requires input and buy-infrom multiple stakeholders, and explores how supportive collaborative processes can be created and maintained.

In this video, Dr. Saul Rubinstein shares his research findings on the positive impact of school and district level union-management partnerships related to outcomes such as student performance, teacher turnover, knowledge transfer and adoption of innovation based on the results from this research.

Dr. Saul Rubinstein is a Professor in the Rutgers University School of Management & Labor Relations and the Director of its Collaborative School Leadership Initiative. His research focuses on union-management collaborative efforts in public education, and the impact of these partnerships on teaching and learning.

This research investigates the impact of labor-management collaboration on student learning through a national on-line survey. The researchers are interested in finding additional districts and schools to participate in this research by taking the survey. Additional survey participants will further expand the knowledge around the impact of labor-management collaboration. Districts and schools interested in participating in the survey should contact Heather McCarthy at heather.mccarthy@cecillinois.org or call 609-306-1848 to learn more.


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Union-District Partnerships that Support School Level Collaboration

October 12, 2016 Video 5 of 5 Dr. Saul Rubinstein joins Dr. Patrick Dolan in discussing the need for strong union-district partnerships that provide opportunities to jointly listen and learn about school improvement efforts in school sites in ways that strengthen and support teaching and learning in classrooms. Dr.  WATCH NOW

Building Collaborative Structures: A Systems Approach

October 12, 2016 Video 4 of 5 Dr. Patrick Dolan provides an overview of how to establish an organizational change process in school systems through union-management partnerships in schools and districts. School and district level “learning teams” linked to the work of subject and grade level collaboration teams provide listening and learning opportunities that help to create authentic goals and measures to track...  WATCH NOW

How to Build Collaborative Processes Focuses on Student Learning

October 12, 2016 Video 3 of 5 Using Michael Fullan’s Coherence Framework, Dr. W. Patrick Dolan and Dr. Saul Rubinstein, explore how organizations develop collaborative structures and processes to set direction and goals for the school. These common goals increase both ownership and accountability among students and staff in ways that can enhance instructional practices and student learning.  WATCH NOW

Building a Culture of Collaboration Focused on Teaching & Learning

October 12, 2016 Video 2 of 5 Dr. W. Patrick Dolan uses Michael Fullan’s Coherence Framework to describe how collaborative structures and processes help to establish and clarify improvement goals, measurements and accountability in ways that enable practitioners to focus on pedagogy and student learning. Dr.  WATCH NOW

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