Books by Jenni Donohoo

Empowering Educators Through Collective Efficacy and Collaborative Change

Jenni Donohoo’s books offer research-backed, practical guidance to help educators build collective teacher efficacy—the number one factor influencing student achievement—while fostering collaboration, reflective practice, and sustainable school improvement. From foundational works on shared beliefs and inquiry to strategies for overcoming barriers and ensuring high-quality implementation, these titles provide actionable tools and inspiring stories for teachers, leaders, and teams committed to unlocking greater impact in classrooms and schools worldwide.

Collective Impact: Overcoming the Twelve Enemies of Teacher Efficacy (2025)

Co-authored with Glenn Forbes. This latest release identifies key barriers to collective efficacy and equips school leaders with evidence-based strategies to overcome them, drawing on the four sources of efficacy for lasting change.

Leading Collective Efficacy: Powerful Stories of Achievement and Equity (2021)

Co-authored with Stefani Hite. Through real-world case studies and narratives, this book illustrates how collective efficacy drives equity and high achievement in diverse school settings.

Quality Implementation: Leveraging Collective Efficacy to Make “What Works” Actually Work (2020)

Co-authored with Steven Katz. Focused on turning evidence-based practices into reality, it shows how collective belief and collaboration ensure successful, sustainable implementation. (Translated into Swedish.)

Collective Efficacy: How Educators’ Beliefs Impact Student Learning (2017)

Jenni’s seminal work exploring how shared teacher beliefs drive student outcomes, with practical protocols to cultivate efficacy in schools. (Translated into Danish and Swedish.)

The Transformative Power of Collaborative Inquiry: Realizing Change in Schools and Classrooms (2016)

Co-authored with Moses Velasco. This guide demonstrates how collaborative inquiry sparks meaningful, evidence-driven change at the classroom and school level.

Collaborative Inquiry for Educators: A Facilitator’s Guide to School Improvement (2013)

A practical facilitator’s resource for leading collaborative inquiry processes to support continuous improvement and professional growth.

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