Challenges Associated with Change in Education: An Empirical Study

• In Event: Research in Progress Roundtable Session 3
  In Invited Roundtable: International Perspectives on Education Reform: Organizational Change, Teacher Resilience, and Gender Disparities in Student Outcomes (Table 10)

Abstract

For over 40 years, American K-12 public schools have experienced multiple mandates leading to changes within the system. Yet, despite the changes, American students are underperforming compared to their global peers and underprepared for their future in the workforce. With the need for educational change, this study aims to provide a greater understanding of the interplay of factors associated with success, or lack thereof, in implementing change. This study will explore how historical experiences influence one’s willingness to change, thus developing their change threshold, and explore how the interplay between efficacy, trust, and willingness to change impacts agency when faced with an educational change.

Author

• Stephanie Buckenmeyer, Johns Hopkins University