Positive Deviance: Learning from Positive Anomalies

Autor/inn/en	LeMahieu, Paul G.; Nordstrum, Lee E.; Gale, Dick
Titel	Positive Deviance: Learning from Positive Anomalies
Quelle	In: Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 25 (2017) 1, S.109-124 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-4883
Schlagwörter	Quality Assurance; Educational Quality; Educational Improvement; Case Studies; Dropout Prevention; High Schools; Behavior; Methods; Educational Change; Interviews; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätssicherung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; High school; Oberschule; Method; Methode; Bildungsreform; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kalifornien
Abstract	Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume, each elaborating different approaches to quality improvement in education. The purpose of this paper is to delineate a methodology called positive deviance. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the origins, theoretical foundations, core principles and a case study demonstrating an application of positive deviance in US education, specifically dealing with the problem of high school dropout prevention in a California school district. Findings: The six phases of this "asset-based" improvement approach are: define the organizational or community problem and desired outcomes; determine common practices relevant to the problem; discover uncommon but successful behaviors and strategies that solve the problem (the positive deviants), through inquiry and observation; design an action learning initiative based on findings; discern (monitor) progress of the initiative by documenting and evaluating regularly; and disseminate results through sharing, honoring and amplifying success stories. Originality/value: Few theoretical treatments and demonstration cases are currently available on commonly used models of quality improvement from business, manufacturing and other fields that have potential value in improving education systems internationally. This paper fills this gap by elucidating one promising approach. By facilitating a comparison of the positive deviance approach to other quality improvement approaches treated in this volume, the paper provides added value. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01