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Organization Development in Schools: The State of the Art
Michael Fullan
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Matthew B. Miles
Center for Policy Research, New York
Gib Taylor
Lakehead Board of Education Thunder Bay, Ontario
Abstract
Organization Development (OD) is a change strategy for organizational self development and renewal. Adapted from business settings, it has been used in schools over the past 15 years. There are widely different images of what OD is, and widely different claims made for its value or worthlessness. The field of OD in education is badly in need of stock taking. In this review we assess the state of the art of OD in four respects: (1) critiquing and clarifying the values, goals, and assumptions of OD in general and as applied to education; (2) identifying and analyzing the various models and operating characteristics of OD in practice (conditions and strategies affecting its initiation, implementation, and continuation); (3) assessing the impact or outcomes of OD on achievement, productivity, and attitudes; and (4) reconsidering OD’s future, and suggesting policy implications for educational agencies at different levels.
Review of Educational Research, Vol. 50, No. 1,
121-183 (1980)
DOI: 10.3102/00346543050001121
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