This article explores the utility of networked improvement communities (NICs) as an organizing structure for scaling character education across educational leadership programs through a case study of one network committed to integrating character education across varied institutions and contexts. In examining the improvement science process that guided NIC members’ development and implementation of character education approaches and their perceptions of and participation in NIC activities, this case study offers insights on the promise of structured collaboration across diverse institutions. Furthermore, it identifies the need for NICs to differentiate improvement science activities based on participants’ institutional readiness for character education.

本文通过一个致力于在不同机构和环境中整合品格教育的网络的案例研究，探讨了网络改进社区 (NIC) 作为一种组织结构，用于在教育领导力计划中扩展品格教育的效用。在检查指导 NIC 成员发展和实施品格教育方法的改进科学过程以及他们对 NIC 活动的看法和参与时，本案例研究提供了有关跨不同机构的结构化合作前景的见解。此外，它还确定了 NIC 需要根据参与者对品格教育的机构准备情况来区分改进科学活动。