SCHOOL. A,.S THE NATION INCREASINGLY FOCUSES ON

improving the quality of education, many schools are under-going massive restructuring efforts involving alterations in their pattern of rules, roles, relationships, and academic results (Corbett, 1990). One aspect of school reform is a change in the roles and relationships of those providing education, that is, the teachers. A continuous theme in this school reform effort is collaboration (e.g., DeBevoise