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A DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION OF ACTION RESEARCH AS A PROCESS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
by
Thamizhchelvi Subramaniam
____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2012
Copyright 2012 Thamizhchelvi Subramaniam
Object Description
| Title | A developmental evaluation of action research as a process for organizational change |
| Author | Subramaniam, Thamizhchelvi |
| Author email | thamizhs@usc.edu;csubramaniam@elcamino.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-03-19 |
| Date submitted | 2012-07-25 |
| Date approved | 2012-07-25 |
| Restricted until | 2012-07-25 |
| Date published | 2012-07-25 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Dowd, Alicia |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Jaffe, Barbara Rousseau , Sylvia |
| Abstract | This study investigates whether practitioners’ involvement in an action inquiry project promotes changes in their beliefs, assumptions, and values. The study involved the use of CUE’s action research tools at an urban community college to study the beliefs, assumptions and values that practitioners bring to their institution which may affect or facilitate organizational change. The tool that was involved in the action inquiry process was the Syllabus Review Protocol. The inquiry project represented an experiential self-assessment using the Protocol that encompassed a sample syllabus and a list of indicators reflecting culturally responsive pedagogy. Using these culturally responsive indicators, practitioners compared their syllabi to a sample syllabus and the list of indicators to analyze what is communicated about the institution’s culture through their syllabi. ❧ The ultimate goal of the study was to provide practitioners the opportunity to become aware that the beliefs, assumptions and values related to race and ethnicity that they bring to the classrooms may affect the way they view their students and their students’ ability to succeed. The study revealed that when practitioners were involved in the inquiry process using the Protocol, their interaction in an activity setting promoted reflection and exchange of knowledge and co-construction of new knowledge. These kinds of social interaction within an inquiry process led to changes in their beliefs and behavior. This study contributes to the body of knowledge about practices that other community colleges and universities could use to investigate their institution’s culture as they work to develop equity minded plans for improving student outcomes. |
| Keyword | equity; developmental evaluation |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Subramaniam, Thamizhchelvi |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-Subramania-1004.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | A DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION OF ACTION RESEARCH AS A PROCESS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE by Thamizhchelvi Subramaniam ____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2012 Copyright 2012 Thamizhchelvi Subramaniam |
