A Cross-National Analysis of Teacher Collaborative Learning and School Support Structure

• In Event: International Relations Committee Paper Session 3: International Perspectives on Teacher Learning, Teacher Beliefs, and Vocational Education

Abstract

Teacher collaborative learning (TCL) has become one of the large-scale innovations to drive fundamental changes in teaching and learning. Only one previous study compared the frequency of teacher participation in TCL cross-nationally and no previous studies have examined how school support structure is associated with teachers’ engagement in TCL across different educational systems. Using the survey data from nationally representative samples of principals and teachers from 46 educational systems in 2018 TALIS, we found a major cross-national variation in the frequency of teachers’ participation in TCL. Moreover, in more than half of the educational systems, principal instructional leadership may play an important role in promoting TCL, while teacher instructional and non-instructional workload may not decrease teacher participation in TCL.

Authors

• Xiaonan Jiang, Florida State University
  Presenting Author

• Motoko Akiba, Florida State University
  Presenting Author