Weaving Educational Communities
The SchoolWeavers Pilot Study as a Participatory Tool for School Transformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22426691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mireia Civís Zaragoza (0000-0002-2616-7322, Universitat Ramon Llull), M P Zaragoza (Universitat Ramon Llull, corresponding author), Jordi Díaz-Gibson (0000-0001-7771-9580, Universitat Ramon Llull), Annabel Fontanet (0000-0003-4477-0237, Universitat Ramon Llull) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leadership and Policy in Schools (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1570-0763 • E-ISSN: 1744-5043 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15700763.2026.2680229 |
| OpenAlex | W7162815451 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
In the post-pandemic context, empowering schools to face socio-educational challenges is vital. This article reports how three schools in Catalonia implemented the SchoolWeavers tool to strengthen their learning ecosystems. Using an action-research approach, the study combined interviews, workshops, documentation and questionnaires, revealing how leadership teams mobilized internal social capital and community partnerships to interpret relational data and drive pedagogical change. Findings indicate leveraging internal capacity and community partnerships fosters innovation, equity and educational improvement, and highlight a need for structured facilitation and facilitator training to sustain innovation. This pilot functions as proof of concept and indicates the tool’s suitability for larger-scale testing.
Citizen journalism · Participatory action research · Teaching method · Weaving · Early Childhood Education and Development · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
The Action Research Planner
Taking a distributed perspective on leading professional learning networks
The Network Paradigm in Organizational Research
Designing for Trust-Building Interactions in the Initiation of a Networked Improvement Community
Collaborative inquiry networks
Managing up, down, and outwards
System leadership
The SchoolWeavers tool
Understanding the pedagogical gap between the educational research and the reality of teachers
Liderazgo en las redes de colaboración para el éxito educativo y la inclusión social
Critical aspects to consider when establishing collaboration between school leaders and researchers
Educational constellations
School improvement and school efficiency
School head teachers’ views of the drive towards educational innovation in Catalonia / La visión de los directores de escuela sobre el impulso de la innovación educativa en Cataluña
Activating the implementers
Conducting the Pilot Study
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |