Browsing by Author "Folkman, Daniel V."

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    Facilitating Organizational Learning And Transformation Within A Public School Setting
    (Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2004) Folkman, Daniel V.
    This paper presents a model for organizational learning and transformation within the context of public school reform. The strategy is to offer action research classes in a school setting, which serve as a vehicle for transforming a traditional school environment into a professional learning community. Excerpts from the class dialogue show how instrumental and communicative learning are intertwined in the transformation process.
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    From Learned Helplessness To Learned Efficacy: An Action Science Approach To Continuing Professional Education For Comprehensive School Reform
    (Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Folkman, Daniel V.
    This paper reports the progress and second year findings that flow from a multi-year action research strategy aimed at comprehensive school reform in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A learned helplessness model is presented as an explanation for why schools continue to struggle with implementing comprehensive reform strategies. An alternative model is offered as a blueprint for empowerment and learned efficacy. Examples from action research projects implemented during the 2002-03 academic year provide evidence that substantial progress can be made in building a learning community within the real world setting of an urban public school system.