ERIC Number: EJ1242037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0742-5627
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Institutional Transformation Reflected: Engagement in Sensemaking and Organizational Learning in Florida's Developmental Education Reform
Mokher, Christine G.; Park-Gaghan, Toby J.; Spencer, Hayley; Hu, Xinye; Hu, Shouping
Innovative Higher Education, v45 n1 p81-97 Feb 2020
Following a major statewide developmental education reform in Florida, we explored institutional transformation among Florida College System institutions. We used statewide survey data to examine lead administrators' perceptions of challenges encountered during the planning process, ways in which colleges engaged in sensemaking (i.e., social processes for developing shared understanding) and organizational learning, and perceptions of the institutional transformation processes and outcomes following the reform. We found that institutions engaged in numerous types of sensemaking and organizational learning practices to promote change. Yet, despite different approaches taken to institutional transformation, almost all respondents reported that the change process was highly collaborative and involved a broad range of stakeholders.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Remedial Instruction, State Colleges, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Planning, Organizational Culture, Learning, College Administration, Administrators
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A160166