ERIC Number: EJ1173761
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
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Tennessee Promise: A Response to Organizational Change
Littlepage, Ben; Clark, Teresa; Wilson, Randal; Stout, Logan
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v42 n6 p379-388 2018
Community colleges in Tennessee, either directly or indirectly, experienced unprecedented change as a result of Tennessee Promise. The present study explored how student support service administrators at three community colleges responded to organizational change as a result of the Tennessee Promise legislation. Investigators selected community colleges for the multi-site case study because the legislative impact would be actualized by the preparations made to serve incoming Promise recipients. The delivery of orientation services framed organizational change because the service staff facilitate connections and provide information to incoming students. Challenges like a shifting population, ill-equipped infrastructure, inadequate remediation support, heightened interest for social engagement opportunities, misinformation, and unmet fiscal needs left administrators seeking coherence through the change process. Investigators found community college administrators react to change similarly. Administrators acknowledged change as continuous, created a culture of innovation among stakeholders, and were not afraid to fail as responses to the organizational change phenomenon.
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Community Colleges, State Legislation, Student Personnel Services, Qualitative Research, Interviews, School Orientation, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Change Strategies, Academic Support Services
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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