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September 13, 2007
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Abstract
onsortia are a popular way for organizations to extend their activities without incurring the costs involved to expand their own operations. School system consortia developed in Alberta in response to the Alberta Government's decentralization of distance education in 1989. Jurisdictions formed consortia to co-operate, to pool resources, and to be cost-effective. The five consortia provide many examples of the issues faced in developing and operating of consortia, and from these eight issues, implications are drawn. Finally, Kanter's conceptualization provides a framework for identifying varieties of consortia according to intent and interdependence.
Les organisations ont volontiers recours aux consortiums afin d'étendre leurs activités, puisque ce moyen leur permet d'éviter les dépenses habituellement liées à l'expansion de leurs opérations. En Alberta, des circonscriptions scolaires ont donc mis sur pied des consortiums à la suite des mesures de décentralisation de l'éducation à distance entreprises par le gouvernement de cette province en 1989. Les consortiums ont ainsi été constitués par ces circonscriptions dans le but de collaborer, de partager leurs ressources et de réduire leurs coûts. L'article décrit ces cinq consortiums, brosse un tableau des problèmes survenus au cours de leur mise sur pied et de leur fonctionnement, et analyse notamment huit problèmes ainsi que leurs répercussions. Finalement, la conceptualisation faite par Kanter offre une structure d'identification des divers consortiums possibles selon les objectifs visés et leur interdépendance.