A tale of two schools' journey in educational change: comparing approaches to designing and implementing pedagogical innovations
by Peter Seow; Gean Chia; Shu-Shing Lee; David Hung; Eva Moo
International Journal of Innovation in Education (IJIIE), Vol. 4, No. 2/3, 2017

Abstract: This study compares the pathways of two schools in implementing pedagogical innovations for improving student learning outcomes through technology-mediated inquiry-based pedagogies. The two schools implemented innovations with similar goals but with different implementation approaches and resulting outcomes. The intent of the comparison is to shed light on what shapes school's implementation of innovations. Multiple sources of data were collected from workshops for teachers, teachers' lesson design meetings, lesson plans, classroom observations, and interviews with teachers and students. We analysed each school's implementation process of the innovation by understanding the factors and noting the decisions made by the school's middle managers and school leaders, reviewing teachers' lesson enactments and their reflections, and students' learning outcomes. There were differences and similarities in how the schools implemented the innovation. From this study, a key finding is that context, school practices and pragmatic considerations influence the implementation of innovations.

Online publication date: Wed, 22-Nov-2017

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