Boundary Crossings Educational Partner

In these times of shrinking budgets, scarce economic resources, intensifying criticism of the results of public schools, and increased demands on schools to provide more than traditional education, educational partnerships can serve as major resources to schools. This issue of New Directions for School Leadership discusses the establishment of productive partnerships with families, health service professionals, higher education institutions, businesses, nonprofit agencies, and religious organizations. Using real-life examples and case studies, the contributors examine the challenges and potential benefits of these partnerships, and describe the leadership needed to create and sustain long-term, nurturing relationships between schools and other organizations in the community. This is the 2nd issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for School Leadership. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

PAULA A. CORDEIRO is associate professor at the University of Connecticut and a former principal of the American School of Las Palmas, Spain.

1. Introduction: Connecting School Communities Through Educational Partnerships

2. Nurturing Partnerships Between Schools and Families(Roy M. Seitsinger, Jr.)

3. Partnerships Between Schools and Institutions of Higher Education(L. Nan Restine)

4. Strategies for Fostering Partnerships Between Educators and Health and Human Services Professionals(Ellen Smith Sloan)

5. Using the Arts to Integrate Knowledge: Partnerships Between Schools and Nonprofit Organizations(Liane Brouillette)

6. The Potential for Partnerships Between Schools and Religious Organizations(Richard D. Lakes, Paula A. Cordeiro)

7. A University, Business Foundation, and School Working Together(Betty Merchant)

8. Understanding the Organizational Dynamics of Collaborative Partnerships: Two Frameworks(Bob L. Johnson, Jr., Patrick F. Galvin)

9. The Implications of Partnerships for the Preparation and Professional Growth of Educational Leaders(Paula A. Cordeiro, Karen S. Loup)