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Robinson, Wendy Yvonne.

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The relationship between the social environment of an urban school district and its support of innovation and change.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The relationship between the social environment of an urban school district and its support of innovation and change./
Author:	Robinson, Wendy Yvonne.
Description:	148 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-10, Section: A, page: 4213.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International57-10A.
Subject:	Education, Administration. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9709691
ISBN:	9780591170689

The relationship between the social environment of an urban school district and its support of innovation and change.
Robinson, Wendy Yvonne.

The relationship between the social environment of an urban school district and its support of innovation and change. - 148 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-10, Section: A, page: 4213.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ball State University, 1996.

This study examined the social work environment and the innovation or change potential of administrators in a large midwestern school district. It examined three dimensions of the social work environment: (a) relationships, (b) personal growth, and (c) system maintenance and change. It also examined 10 dimensions of innovation and change potential: (a) challenge, (b) freedom, (c) dynamics, (d) trust/openness, (e) idea time, (f) playfulness/humor, (g) conflict, (h) idea support, (i) debates, and (j) risk-taking. The primary purposes were as follows: (a) to determine if relationships existed between dimensions of the social work environment and the administrative group's propensity for change, and (b) to determine if selected demographic variables (age, gender, race, length of service in the district, employee classification) are associated with the group's propensity for change.

ISBN: 9780591170689Subjects--Topical Terms:

626645
Education, Administration.

The relationship between the social environment of an urban school district and its support of innovation and change.
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520 $a This study examined the social work environment and the innovation or change potential of administrators in a large midwestern school district. It examined three dimensions of the social work environment: (a) relationships, (b) personal growth, and (c) system maintenance and change. It also examined 10 dimensions of innovation and change potential: (a) challenge, (b) freedom, (c) dynamics, (d) trust/openness, (e) idea time, (f) playfulness/humor, (g) conflict, (h) idea support, (i) debates, and (j) risk-taking. The primary purposes were as follows: (a) to determine if relationships existed between dimensions of the social work environment and the administrative group's propensity for change, and (b) to determine if selected demographic variables (age, gender, race, length of service in the district, employee classification) are associated with the group's propensity for change.
520 $a The study population included 214 administrators and professional and technical staff members responsible for leadership functions within the district. Two standard instruments were used to gather data. The Work Environment Scale (WES) developed by Moos at Stanford University in 1986, was used to assess the social environment. The second instrument, used to assess the 10 dimensions, was the Climate for Innovation Questionnaire (CIQ), developed by Ekvall and Arnonen in 1983; it provided a measure of the propensity of the work climate to support change as perceived by organizational members.
520 $a Findings indicated that this school district is innovative, that there was a positive potential for change, that the administrative employees were committed to and concerned about their jobs, and that friendly, supportive relationships existed and were supported by organizational leaders.
520 $a The personal growth dimension suggested that change within the district was moving in a positive direction and that administrators felt encouraged to be self-sufficient. Idea support (i.e., the manner in which an organization treats new ideas) was strongly related to the work environment, again suggesting conduciveness to change.
520 $a Results of this study were used by the school district to move toward substantial school renewal. The process used in this research provides a framework that can be replicated in other school districts to determine possible factors in the work environment that support or inhibit personal dispositions toward change and innovation.
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