Assessing Change: Can Organizational Learning "Work" for Schools?

Autor/inn/en	Austin, Manila S.; Harkins, Debra A.
Titel	Assessing Change: Can Organizational Learning "Work" for Schools?
Quelle	In: Learning Organization, 15 (2008) 2, S.105-125 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-6474
DOI	10.1108/09696470810852302
Schlagwörter	School Personnel; Intervention; Organizational Change; Organizational Climate; Morale; Pretests Posttests; Urban Schools; Resistance to Change; Disadvantaged; Program Effectiveness; Case Studies; Educational Environment; Work Environment; Organizational Development; Human Resources; Staff Development; Training; Organizational Effectiveness; Training Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Measurement; Educational Improvement; Improvement Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulpersonal; Organisationswandel; Organisationsklima; Moral; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Arbeitsmilieu; Organisationsentwicklung; Humankapital; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Ausbildung; Unternehmenserfolg; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Unterrichtserfolg; Messverfahren; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Effizienzsteigerung
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure the effectiveness and practical utility of an organizational learning intervention for an organization that was not progressive, was not specifically chartered as a learning organization, and was situated in an urban, culturally diverse, and under-privileged community. Design/methodology/approach: In this empirical case study, employees were surveyed pre- and post-intervention on measures of organizational learning, school climate and morale. Archival data on turnover rates were also collected for the years bracketing the intervention (2003-2005). Findings: Analyses show the center reduced turnover and improved in organizational learning, morale, and to a lesser degree, organizational climate. Analyses demonstrate relationships between change in organizational climate dimensions (e.g. supportive leadership, appraisal and recognition, goal congruence) and change toward organizational learning. Originality/value: This research suggests that organizational learning--and the post-bureaucratic practices that characterize it--can be useful even in the most challenging of settings. Unlike previous research, this study specifically addresses organizational learning's utility for under-privileged populations; it also examines how the more traditional measure of organizational climate is related to post-industrial notions of learning and business performance. It should be of value to academics and practitioners wishing to apply organizational learning to less-advantaged and change-averse organizations. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10