Publication Date
2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
First Advisor
Marti Anderson
Abstract
Change is an intricate and complex process. This paper explores a non-content, non-outcome driven model of the process of change that can be expressed mathematically. It explores the process of change as a means to help raise awareness of change that may lead to intentionality of change, more effective process of change and changer agency over their process. The preeminent component of the process of change is motivation; subsequently the changer’s and teacher’s understandings of those motivations is paramount, for both teaching and curriculum development. Motivation consists of components that interact with each other in quantitative and qualitative ways. The act of making a decision does not equal change, nor does practice of the change; these are only the initial two stages of the process of change. Events that impose sudden or unexpected external change are the equivalent of a moment of change that is disorienting and produces ‘change shock’.
Disciplines
Education
Recommended Citation
Ebaugh, Tana, "A Model of the Process of Change: Model Development and Exploration and Implications for the Classroom" (2009). MA TESOL Collection. 409.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/409