Fall 2008

KEAN UNIVERSITY

Union, New Jersey

ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND CHANGE

Course Number:EDD 6005

Semester Hours:Three

Prerequisites:Graduate Status

Limitations on

Enrollment:25

Required:For Ed.D. Candidates

Catalog Description:

The history and application of organizational theory is studied particularly in the context of the urban educational environment. Students also study the strategies for successful organizational change.

N.B. In order to insure full class participation, any student with a condition requiring special accommodations (e.g., tape recorder, special adaptive equipment, special note taking or test taking procedures) is strongly encouraged to contact the professor at the beginning of the course.

Organizational Theory and Change

(EDD 6005)

I.Course Objectives

Students will achieve growth towards becoming informed, dynamic, professionals

through knowledge acquisition (K), skill application (S) and development of dispositions

(D), as evidenced by demonstration of the ability to:

A.trace the development of organizational theory into the modern period. (K)

B.utilize organizational and maturational theory to plan for the building of human capital. (K,S,D)

  1. plan programs to motivate staff, students, and families to achieve a school district’s vision. (1.3.1) (K,S,D)
  1. use appropriate and effective needs assessment, research-based data, and group process skills to build consensus, communicate, and resolve conflicts in order to align resources with the district vision. (3.2.2) (K,S,D)
  1. facilitate and engage in activities that reflect an ability to inform district decision-making by collecting and organizing formal and informal information from multiple stakeholders. (4.2.1) (K,S,D)
  1. evaluate the climate and culture of educational organizations and propose strategies for the improvement of both (K,S,D)
  1. use appropriate research methods, theories, and concepts to improve district operations and to design and justify strategies for organizational change. (6.1.1) (K,S,D)
  1. Evaluate the role of the leader in the organization and his or her role in helping the organization meet its objectives. (K,S,D)

II.Course Content

A.The Development of Organizational Theory

1.Psychoanalysis

2.Behaviorism

3.Humanistic and social psychology

  1. Sociological and psychological points of view
  2. Traditional v. progressive education
  3. Education today
  4. Understanding Organizations
  5. Theory of action
  6. Theory of practice
  7. The Industrial Revolution
  8. Scientific Management
  9. Bureaucratic Organizational Theory
  10. Classical Organizational Theory
  11. The human relations movement
  12. The modern period
  13. Human resources management
  14. Neo-scientific Management

B.Human Capital Development

  1. Theory X & Theory Y
  2. Theory Z
  3. Organizational structure and people
  4. General Systems Theory
  5. Social Systems Theory
  6. Role Theory
  7. Equilibrium
  8. Homeostasis
  9. Feedback
  10. Sociotechnical Systems Theory
  11. Contingency Theory
  12. Human resources as assets

C.Motivation

  1. Meaning and pattern
  2. Intrinsic v. extrinsic
  3. Individuals and groups
  4. The Western Electric Studies
  5. Individual differences
  6. Human intelligence
  7. Temperament and organizational behavior
  8. The Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
  9. Hierarchy of human needs – Maslow
  10. Two-factor theory – Herzberg

D.Conflict in Organizations

  1. The nature of conflicts in organizations
  2. The dynamics of organizational conflict
  3. Managing organizational conflict
  4. Win-lose
  5. Win-win
  6. Contingency approach

E.Decision Making

  1. Individual v. organizational
  2. Rationality
  3. Shared decision making
  4. Team approach

F.Organizational Culture and Climate

1.Define and describe culture and climate

  1. The creation of culture
  2. Vision and values
  3. Symbolism & artifacts
  4. Stories & history
  5. Ritual and ceremony
  6. The relationship between organizational culture and organizational effectiveness
  7. Assessing and transforming toxic cultures
  8. The creation of climate
  9. Group norms
  10. Person - environment interaction [B = f (p e)]
  11. Describing and assessing organizational climate
  12. Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ)
  13. Organizational Climate Index (OCI)

G.Organizational Change

  1. Educational reform
  2. Market-based
  3. Standards-based
  4. Whole-school
  5. The tradition of change in American education
  6. Empirical rational strategies of change
  7. Power-coercive strategies for change
  8. Organizational self-renewal
  9. Organizational health
  10. The learning organization
  11. Organization development (OD)
  12. Force-field analysis
  13. Total Quality Management (TQM)

H.Leadership of the Organization

1. Sources of authority and power

  1. Bureaucratic
  2. Scientific-rational
  3. Human relations
  4. Professional
  5. Moral

2.Transforming leadership

3.Leadership styles & behavior

III.Methods of Instruction

A.Discussion groups

B.Socratic dialectic

C.Student projects

D.Guest speakers

E.Lectures

F.Simulations

G.Role playing

H.Case studies

IV.Methods of Evaluation

A.Midterm and final examination (Knowledge/Skills)

B.Term research paper (Knowledge/Skills/Dispositions)

  1. Classroom participation (Knowledge/Skills/Dispositions)

D.Graded projects and activities (Knowledge/Skills/Dispositions)

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Fullan , M. (2007). The new meaning of educational change. New York City: Teachers College Press.

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