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Institutional Transformation Reflected: Engagement in Sensemaking and Organizational Learning in Florida's
Christine G Mokher1, Toby J Park-Gaghan1, Hayley Spencer1
1Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4452, USA.
Abstract:
Following a major statewide developmental education reform in Florida, we explored institutional transformation among Florida College System institutions. We used statewide survey data to examine lead administrators' perceptions of challenges encountered during the planning process, ways in which colleges engaged in sensemaking (i.e., social processes for developing shared understanding) and organizational learning, and perceptions of the institutional transformation processes and outcomes following the reform. We found that institutions engaged in numerous types of sensemaking and organizational learning practices to promote change. Yet, despite different approaches taken to institutional transformation, almost all respondents reported that the change process was highly collaborative and involved a broad range of stakeholders.
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