An Analysis of Collaboration between Colleges of Education and Arts & Sciences in PT3

This paper seeks to examine efforts by PT3 projects over the last several years to increase collaboration among education and arts & sciences faculty. To what extent have PT3 projects sought to address this issue? How successful have they been? What barriers have they faced? What lessons have they learned? In this article, the authors seek to examine these and other questions in order to gain insight that allows to improve teacher education overall. Specifically, the authors discuss the methods they used to analyze the projects, common approaches of the projects, and lessons learned from the projects. They conclude by discussing implications of their findings, particularly with respect to forming partnerships and writing grants. (Contains 1 table.)