Change management in the education: a survey of attitudes and opinions regarding reforms of education Cover Image

Zarządzanie zmianą w szkolnictwie – badanie postaw i opinii dotyczących reformy oświaty
Change management in the education: a survey of attitudes and opinions regarding reforms of education

Author(s): Klaudia Jargiło, Stanisław Aleksander Witkowski
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uczelni Jana Wyżykowskiego
Keywords: change reform; education; resistance; changes

Summary/Abstract: The education management is the main problem described in this article. Authors discussed theoretical issues connected to the change management, the phenomenon of resistance to the school reform and theirs causes. The resistance of change is analyzed on the specific example – school reform in Poland (2016). After discussion about basic assumptions and schedule, research project has been presented, the purpose of which was to learn knowledge and attitudes different groups related to the topic (teachers, school managers, non-pedagogical employees, parents of students). Five hypotheses were formulated, that confirm a significant impact of knowledge on its acceptance and implementation, and differentiation of these attitudes depending on and the group to which the respondents belong. The predominance of negative attitudes towards the reform and the diversity in its assessment were confirmed, which may be the basis for taking actions to reduce the observed resistance.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 53-76
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish