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Curriculum collaboration examples and associated themes are identified in interviews with members of 44 academic departments nominated for continuous program planning. Themes contrast with previous teamwork models of faculty collaboration. Wenger's (2000b) framework for communities of practice both captures and affirms voluntary, informal, and practice-oriented qualities of many curriculum collaborations that contribute to continuous program renewal.
Charlotte L. Briggs (2007) studied this question.