Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ591078
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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Resistance to Change: An Alternative Story.
Rusch, Edith; Perry, Eleanor
International Journal of Educational Reform, v8 n3 p285-300 Jul 1999
Describes a followup study to previous research into midcareer educators' tendencies to label older colleagues as resisters to Oregon schools' restructuring efforts. Results show that such attitudes stigmatize individuals and inhibit their responses in ways that hamper the change process. More respect for lifelong professional learning is needed. (59 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Development, Age Discrimination, Aging in Academia, Career Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Interviews, Labeling (of Persons), Lifelong Learning, Misconceptions, Organizational Climate, Resistance to Change, School Restructuring, Stereotypes, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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