Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Educational Leadership in Action
Volume
6
Issue
3
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explain the experiences of high school teachers and administrators in the midst of transitioning to standards-based grading practices. The researchers used a single case study methodology to investigate how teachers and administrators described their school’s implementation successes and challenges. Data triangulation occurred through analyzing semi-structured interviews, meeting agendas, handbooks, and relevant documents provided by study participants. Using Kotter’s eight steps for leading organizational change as a framework, we recommend school leaders blow off the cobwebs and get started, understand staff needs and provide teacher support, and be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies
Original Publication Date
3-1-2020
Object Description
1 PDF File
DOI of published version
10.62608/2164-1102.1014
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2020 The Author(s)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Townsley, Matt and Knight, Megan, "Making Change Stick: A Case Study of One High School’s Journey Towards Standards-Based Grading" (2020). Faculty Publications. 6535.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6535
Comments
First published in Journal of Educational Leadership in Action v6 i3 (2020) by Lindenwood University. DOI: https://doi.org/10.62608/2164-1102.1014