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The Change Process And Sustainability: The Experience Of School Administrators, Heidi R. Brezinski
The Change Process And Sustainability: The Experience Of School Administrators, Heidi R. Brezinski
Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations
The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions and experiences of school administrators with change initiatives in their district to reveal the factors necessary for sustainability of effective change. The study was established on research concerning organizational change and change sustainability. For the purpose of this study, the research on organizational change was examined, while utilizing a lens of Michael Fullan’s Model for Change and Eight Elements of Sustainability. In this design, the perceptions and experiences of the school administrators within Coastal City School District were examined based on a 10-year timeframe of change initiatives within the district. …
The Challenge Of Organizational Change: Before, During, And After, Richard Parsells
The Challenge Of Organizational Change: Before, During, And After, Richard Parsells
Administrative Issues Journal
Aligning with the theme of this conference, this paper addresses actions, as reported in the literature, that are purported to assist organizations in successfully accomplishing change initiatives. This paper presents factors related to the development of a robust culture for the handling of change, actions to be taken during a change, and suggestions for action after a change. Implications for practice are explored.
Implementing A University Wide Change Initiative, Ronald A. Styron Jr.
Implementing A University Wide Change Initiative, Ronald A. Styron Jr.
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
This paper provides an account of the pilot and first year of a university improvement initiative, developed in response to a reaffirmation mandate from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The initiative focused on increasing student retention and enhancing learning through the campus-wide use of team-based learning (TBL) (Michaelsen, Knight, & Fink, 2004). The strategy used in implementing the initiative was based on a conceptual framework created from the integration of E. M. Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation theory (2003), J. P. Kotter’s Leading Change strategies (1996), and T. Littman’s Planning Principles and Practices (2013). To date, …