Ed.D. Doctor of Education Organizational Change and Innovation in Education

Question 1

Kurt Lewin's three-step change model for organizations involves which sequence?

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Unfreeze → Change → Refreeze

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Plan → Act → Evaluate

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Diagnose → Intervene → Sustain

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Initiate → Implement → Institutionalize

Question 2

In educational change theory, 'implementation dip' refers to:

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A temporary decline in performance as educators adopt new practices

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A funding reduction during program rollout

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Decreased student enrollment during restructuring

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Lower test scores caused by curriculum gaps

Question 3

Which change management model identifies eight sequential steps, beginning with creating urgency and ending with anchoring change in culture?

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Kotter's 8-Step Change Model

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Lewin's Force Field Analysis

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Fullan's Change Framework

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Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation

Question 4

Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory categorizes adopters of new ideas into five groups. Which group adopts innovations first?

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Innovators

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Early majority

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Early adopters

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Late majority

Question 5

Senge's concept of a 'learning organization' in education is characterized by:

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Continuous collective inquiry and system-wide learning to adapt and improve

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Top-down directive management

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Strict adherence to established procedures

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Maximizing short-term performance metrics

Question 6

Distributed leadership in educational organizations refers to:

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Spreading leadership responsibility and influence across multiple stakeholders beyond formal positions

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Dividing administrative duties among assistant principals

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Delegating tasks downward in the hierarchy

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Hiring more instructional coaches