ERIC Number: EJ1234416
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Publication Date: 2019-Oct
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Extreme Apprenticeship: Instructional Change as a Gateway to Systemic Improvement
Rämö, Johanna; Reinholz, Daniel; Häsä, Jokke; Lahdenperä, Juulia
Innovative Higher Education, v44 n5 p351-365 Oct 2019
In this article we describe a long-term departmental change effort in one mathematics department. The change began with one instructor adopting the Extreme Apprenticeship instructional model. This modest shift served as the catalyst for a series of subsequent, systemic improvements. We believe that this innovation and the resultant change demonstrate how instructional change can serve as a catalyst for broader change, rather than a change that focuses solely on instruction. We use four frames from the literature on organizational development to characterize the changes that have occurred in this department. This in-depth case study describes the department's current culture and how it developed, and we suggest that this explanation could serve as a guide for other departments seeking change.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Apprenticeships, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Departments, Organizational Change, Educational Innovation, Organizational Culture, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland (Helsinki)
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