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Module B: A Whole School Approach Unit B2 How to embed the whole school approach

Module B: A Whole School Approach Unit B2 How to embed the whole school approach. Introductory lecture. A changed society – a complex society of choices. PunchStock/Frank Renlie. Learning organizations. Learning organizations do learn at individual-, group- and organizational levels

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Module B: A Whole School Approach Unit B2 How to embed the whole school approach

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  1. Module B: A Whole School ApproachUnit B2 How to embed the whole school approach Introductory lecture

  2. A changed society – a complex society of choices PunchStock/Frank Renlie

  3. Learningorganizations • Learning organizations do learn at individual-, group- and organizational levels • The single most important component is the individual. Without individual learning there will be no organizational learning

  4. Strategic knowledge development/creation • Limited resources at a well situated community/municipality level will result in qualitatively more effective education than a flow of resourceswith no strategic plan of action • Strategic knowledge development at school level implies a plan, set by the management at each school, regarding the school’s knowledge development

  5. Gap analysis Picture of the future • Develop a plan for filling the • knowledge gap: • Knowledge building • Employment • Hiring • Picture of the present: • Tasks analysis • Mapping existing competence (Irgens, 2000, p. 138)

  6. Implementation • Implementation consists of the process of putting into practice an idea, program, or set of activities and structures new to the people attempting or expected to change (Fullan, 2001, p. 69)

  7. Aspects of successful change • Cooperation at district and school level • Complementary roles • Leadership • Ownership through involvement • Shared goals • Change through cooperation • Long term effort • Multifaceted measures

  8. Head teacher’s role PunchStock/Frank Renlie

  9. Readiness for implementation • The school’s ability to handle change • Involving the head teacher • Change has to be meaningful to all staff • The school’s capacity to engage and sustain continuous learning • Ability to choose the right project

  10. Creating ownership priority relevance involvement influence organizing Figure devised by Unni Vere Midthassel, Centre of Behavioural Research, University of Stavanger

  11. Long-term effort • Long term focus on school violence • Selfregulating and ongoing processes

  12. Multifaceted measures at the same time PunchStock/Frank Renlie

  13. Implementation • Implementation in order to realise program in schools has proved to be a challenging process • The key to successfulimplementation: • identify and overcome barriers

  14. Resistance and barriers • Four types of barriers in change processes in school • Psychological barriers • Practical barriers • Value and power barriers (Skogen, 2004, p.75)

  15. Dealing with psychological barriers • Coping with insecurity in systems and individuals • Mapping contextual conditions • Individual consultation • Information, information, information

  16. Dealing with practical barriers • Time • Resources • Ambiguous goals • System

  17. Dealing with value and power barriers • Preventing influence of value and power barriers on the change process - build power as a leader of change - involve the head teacher/management

  18. Resistance and barriers • Resistance is a complex and relative phenomenon • Time, knowledge, economics and the organization’s ability to cope with changes related to new responsibilitiesor tasks are important for innovation • Resistance depends on prior experience of change processes • Amount of problems in the initial phase and in innovation fatiguewill have an impact on change

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