This pilot study employs multiple case study methodology to explore how teachers from the science and English departments in one public high school engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration, informally, in the workplace under the backdrop of new education standards that promote student learning across disciplines. A limited body of research addresses cross-disciplinary collaboration between teachers at the high school level. Such collaboration is often modeled within the formal context of professional development, identifying a need to explore if and how this process occurs informally in the workplace. Data collection methods include observation, researcher reflective memos, semi-structured interviews, as well as focus group interviews. Following the procedure for grounded theory, these data are first subjected to thematic analysis to develop a theory and generate categories that then inform within- and cross-case analysis for each department. The implications of this study offer possible changes in school culture by incorporating cross-disciplinary collaboration to satisfy the objectives of new educational standards.

Authors:
Jessica Winter, St. John's University, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Ms Jessica Winter is a University Doctoral Student at St. John's University in United States

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