Developing and Sustaining a Networked Improvement Community of Schools: The TAMAM Case Study – Dr. Sonya Hayes, Dr. Julia Mahfouz, Dr. Rima Karami-Akkary (2021) – Presented in University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)

TAMAM builds the capacity of educators at the school level to initiate innovations and lead and sustain improvement through the development of networked improvement communities. We used a case study approach to answer the research question: What are the qualities of school improvement initiatives that develop and sustain a networked improvement community of schools?We identify and discuss three themes: a) building relational trusting bonds between schools, b) cultivating an ethics of care, and c) attending to the contextual commonalities and differences.