The purpose of this study was to design a developmental model of a process for developing, introducing, and implementing innovative curricula at the community college level. / The study involved three major parts: (1) review of literature, (2) design of the model, and (3) evaluation of model components. Model components were selected from the literature if two or more authors reviewed included the process. Model components were evaluated by an advisory committee representing local, state, and national levels. Committee responses were collected using a Likert type scale for degree of importance of model components. A Delphi process was used to determine group consensus. The model was put into final schematic format. / The broad base of the model, the Macro Environment, includes community mores, power structures, and funding. This model is based on the combination of organizational development and instructional development, with research being an integral part of both areas. Organizational Development components are: (1) Commitment of Administrators and participants, (2) Staff development/inservice, (3) Personal interaction, (4) Compatibility of innovation and organizational structure, and (5) Improvement of relationships and team functioning. Research components are: (1) Needs identification and (2) Systematic/shared diagnosis. Instructional Development components are: (1) Development/design of strategies, (2) Staff training for implementation/problem solving, (3) Implementation, (4) Feedback and (5) Assessment of innovation. This model should be viewed as flexible. / Recommendations for further study might include exploration of: (1) role and function of educational organizational management as well as managements' attitudes toward oganizational decision making and change, (2) amount of organizational management training that people in educational organizational management must have to qualify as educational organizational administrator, (3) the part organizational development played in the implementation process for institutions who have innovative programs and (5) any adaptations of the model that institutions who used it felt had to be made in order to effectively implement curriculum innovations. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4316. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74638 |
| Contributors | COTTEN, DONA KAYE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 125 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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