摘要：The theoretical part of the paper contextualizes the issue of collaboration of schools and external stakeholders by analysing the current policy documents and presenting the underlying theoretical assumptions about the phenomenon of collaboration between schools and external stakeholders and the positions and roles of relevant stakeholders with whom schools establish collaborative relationships. The empirical part of the paper presents the results of research aimed to examine the perceptions of teachers, university teachers and educational policy makers about the quality and level of (established) collaboration of schools and teachers with stakeholders from the external environment – particularly with academic institutions that participate in the initial teacher education and educational policy makers. The study consisted of the three groups of examinees – teachers of primary and secondary schools, teachers and collaborators at the universities participating in the program of teacher education and educational policy makers at different locations and levels - national, local and school level. Most of the examinees estimated that collaboration between schools and external stakeholders is unsatisfactory and they offered suggestions for its improvement, primarily through its formalization and systematization based on active dialogue, mutual listening, respect and achievement of common goals.
关键词：school; collaboration; education policy; quality of education; stakeholders in education
