Collaboration involves a collective sense of responsibility and development of sustainable partnerships. Differing bureaucracies or systems. Coordination of timelines and schedules. Ms. Harris observed that collaboration is a collegial relationship involving mutual learning that comes from joint planning. Collaboration is the most advanced form of collegiality.
Collaboration is based on the idea that everyone has something to contribute.
She asked participants whether the Working Group, which has been together for almost a year, has the characteristics of a collaboration. As a followup to Module 6, Ms. Harris facilitated a discussion of the Working Group's next steps. Participants identified outcomes that they would like to see the Working Group accomplish in the next 2 years. Conduct an inventory of resources that are currently available and identify how they can be used more effectively. Identify gaps in research and in practice.