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“We Need A Design Team For That”: A Qualitative Case Study Of The Baldrige Process In A Small Town High School

Budd, Sheryl Ann Martin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1240356633

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2009, Doctor of Education, Ashland University, College of Education.
In the era of educational reform, many models have been used to improve student learning. One characteristic found often in successful reform models was the change in culture of the school. Although no one model worked for everyone, choosing a model whose values and ideals closely matched the school culture was important. This ethnographic case study investigated the implementation of the Baldrige in Education Initiative as one high school developed building level improvement processes. Data were collected relating process development and group collaboration to provide evidence of culture change. The research found that over the six years bounded by this study, the organization used the Baldrige framework to develop its own processes for change and used those processes as an accepted method of operation. The staff also developed a collaborative culture through the use of small school improvement teams called Design Teams. The staff used these teams to implement their change process. The collaborative decision making through the Design Teams became the accepted method of making change represented a change in culture.
Jane Piirto, PhD (Committee Chair)
David Kommer, EdD (Committee Member)
Ann Shelly, PhD (Committee Member)
David Silverberg, EdD (Committee Member)
175 p.
Education; School Administration
school improvement; school culture; Baldrige; Baldridge in Education Initiative; collaborative teams; change process; Total Quality Management; TQM

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  • Budd, S. A. M. (2009). “We Need A Design Team For That”: A Qualitative Case Study Of The Baldrige Process In A Small Town High School [Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1240356633

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Budd, Sheryl. “We Need A Design Team For That”: A Qualitative Case Study Of The Baldrige Process In A Small Town High School. 2009. Ashland University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1240356633.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Budd, Sheryl. "“We Need A Design Team For That”: A Qualitative Case Study Of The Baldrige Process In A Small Town High School." Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1240356633

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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