Resumen

SANTIZO RODALL, Claudia A.. Institutional conditions for collaborative work as a strategy for change within the educational system. Perfiles educativos [online]. 2016, vol.38, n.153, pp.154-167. ISSN 0185-2698.

This article analyzes the use of group work among teachers as a strategy for change within basic public education. Schools are considered not to be the final step for decision-making since the creation of spaces for working groups within schools would allow for innovation through complementary knowledge and skills between teachers and principals. The article considers teacher attitudes in regards to teacher action, particularly concerning students with educational lag, and discusses difficulties for the creation of working groups, such as the distribution of collaborative work benefits and free-riding behavior. Therefore, the author proposes public policy design that fosters nonmonetary incentive based collaboration that is supported by factors such as professional motivation, reduction of the costs of teacher effort and the possibility to share the risks of teaching successes or failures.

Palabras llave : Teamwork; Teacher behavior; School organization; Educational policy; Collective incentives.