Crossing Boundaries
Collaboration, Coordination, and the Redefinition of Resources
1. Auflage Oktober 1997
196 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-7879-1069-3
John Wiley & Sons
Once again, Sarason leads the way, with a unique and provocative
perspective on organizational collaboration.
In this penetrating work, Sarason and Lorenz tackle the problem of
decreased in schools and health and social service agencies. They
show how collaboration between organizations can work, and how this
pooling of resources can add up to more than the sum of parts. The
authors the role of networks for maximizing the use of resources,
the special role and characteristics of a network coordinator, and
the energy and sense of community that will result.
Introduction: Charters, Curricula, and a History of Failure
1. An Emerging Paradigm Shift
2. Redefining Resources
3. Breaking the Organizational Chart Mentality
4. Coordination: The Origins of a Point of View
5. The Coordinator's Rationale: Cognitive and Stylistic
Characteristics
6. Collegiality and Community: The New Paradigm in Action
Epilogue: The Public Schools and the Private Sector
1. An Emerging Paradigm Shift
2. Redefining Resources
3. Breaking the Organizational Chart Mentality
4. Coordination: The Origins of a Point of View
5. The Coordinator's Rationale: Cognitive and Stylistic
Characteristics
6. Collegiality and Community: The New Paradigm in Action
Epilogue: The Public Schools and the Private Sector
"Must reading for anyone involved in improving schools or
communities. Sarason and Lorentz identify a vital catalyst for
orchestrating change effectively--one that is a promising as it is
overlooked." --Eric Schaps, president, Developmental Studies
Center, Oakland, California
"Sarason and Lorentz have extAnded their earlier work on resource
networks to create what may well become the classic work on
coordination and collaboration in organizations in general and
schools in particular." --Dale L. Brubaker, professor, University
of North Carolina, Greensboro
"For anyone who is struggling with the real world implications of
collaboration and coordination in the human services, Crossing
Boundaries is an invaluable practical guide by authors who have
blazed these trails and know the territory." --Jacquelyn McCroskey,
associate professor, University of Southern California School of
Social Work
communities. Sarason and Lorentz identify a vital catalyst for
orchestrating change effectively--one that is a promising as it is
overlooked." --Eric Schaps, president, Developmental Studies
Center, Oakland, California
"Sarason and Lorentz have extAnded their earlier work on resource
networks to create what may well become the classic work on
coordination and collaboration in organizations in general and
schools in particular." --Dale L. Brubaker, professor, University
of North Carolina, Greensboro
"For anyone who is struggling with the real world implications of
collaboration and coordination in the human services, Crossing
Boundaries is an invaluable practical guide by authors who have
blazed these trails and know the territory." --Jacquelyn McCroskey,
associate professor, University of Southern California School of
Social Work
SEYMOUR B. SARASON is professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the Institute for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University. He is the author of numerous books including The Predictable Failure of Educational Reform and the Case for Change, both from Jossey-Bass Publishers. ELIZABETH M. LORENTZ supervises new coordinators of resource exchange networks in the New York metropolitan area. She also brings network concepts to bear on organizations on whose advisory board she serves, including the Institute for Responsive Education, the Bank Street College of Education, the College for Human Services, the Rene Dubos Forum, and the Public Education Association.
