Beyond ‘Managed Change’: Rethinking How Schools Improve1
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in School Effectiveness and School Improvement
- Vol. 5 (1) , 2-24
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0924345940050102
Abstract
The following paper argues that existing model of change management in education are more appropriate for understanding small scale innovations than larger reforms. Results from two studies of schools engaged in major transformations are used to illustrate some of the differences between previous and current findings. A model of organizational learning as an alternative is presented, and some implications for both practice and theory in school improvement are discussed.Keywords
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