This paper investigates the emergence and development of horizontal ties between educational innovators, their role in maintaining grassroots dynamism in the educational system. Employing empirical data and qualitative analysis we built a coherent model of the collaborations and partnerships that assure resources, knowledge base, promotion and informational support for innovative projects in education. Furthermore, we show that under resource constraints educational innovators take on new roles related to brokering, promoting, fundraising educational initiatives, creating active communities and expert groups around them.

Authors: Daria Tomasova, Alexandra Filkina, Irina Solomina

Published in: London International Conference on Education (LICE-2023)

• Date of Conference: 13-15 November 2023
• DOI: 10.20533/LICE.2023.0025
• ISBN: 978-1-913572-66-2
• Conference Location: St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK