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4. Establishing two ways or reciprocal relationship between theorists (university professors)and practitioners (teachers). This relationship entails benefits for the partners involvedwhere practitioners keep up to date with recent innovations in their disciplines and thetheorists may be offered a valued chance for real experimentation and practicalexperience in the field.(O‟Brein,& Christie,2008 )School-university partnerships Caveats may involve1. Planning successful school university partnerships may be a difficult task due to severaladministrative constraints as setting timings, places, resources and deciding onresponsibilities.2. The natural tension and the sense of competition among members of these institutionsmay impede constructing mutual trust and a respectful relationship. (Remeirs, 2003, p.78).In brief, “School university partnerships offer means of expanding INSET opportunities forteachers and moving away beyond the traditional models". (Sandholtz, 2002, p.828)3. Teaching JournalsTeaching journals or what may be known as “Diary Studies” can be defined as "written orrecorded accounts of teaching experience" (Alwan, 2000, p.24). They are one of therecommended self–directed models in enriching teacher's INSET. They are highly favoredsince they change teachers into reflective practitioners. Reflection is a teacher-initiated and ateacher-directed process in which teachers engage in observing themselves, collecting dataabout their own classrooms roles, and using the data as a basis for changing, refining andevaluating their professional practices. Richards and Lockhart, (1994 cited in Lakshami 2007,p.12).36