ERIC Number: EJ1024383
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
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Managing Mandated Educational Change
Clement, Jennifer
School Leadership & Management, v34 n1 p39-51 2014
This paper explores teachers' perspectives on the management of mandated educational change in order to understand how it may be managed more effectively. A case study of teachers' responses to the introduction of a quality teaching initiative in two New South Wales schools found that while some teachers described the strong negative impact of this externally initiated approach, others had taken charge of the required change and worked creatively with it. This suggests that it is possible for mandated change to be managed in positive ways, and an alternative approach is explored. Implications for governments, schools and teachers are discussed.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Educational Quality, Teacher Response, Program Implementation, Secondary School Teachers, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews, Time Perspective, School Based Management, Teacher Surveys, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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