School culture in primary education centres that focus on educational change

Authors

  • Judit Pladevall Vilavendrell Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Keywords:

Cultura escolar, innovació educativa, cultura organitzacional, cultura del canvi, canvi educatiu, Programa Escola Nova 21.

Abstract

21st century society faces the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Within this context, education reflects all the transformations, posing the need to change and improve educational theory and practices. The aim of this study has been to identify the common cultural characteristics among primary education centres that are focused on educational change in Catalonia.
Firstly, the theoretical framework of reference based on elements of educational innovation, school culture, innovative culture, and the analysis of the Catalan reality with respect to innovation is briefly introduced. The methodological bases and the empirical aspects of the research are qualitative and focused on studying three cases of primary schools included in the New School 21 programme. These schools are explicitly in favour of educational changes addressed to improving the education which they provide. From the results of the study, it may be concluded that there is a coherence between the various cultural manifestations (conceptual, symbolic, and behavioural) of the three schools, and that they have common characteristics in relation to the dimensions of educational innovation.

Keywords: School culture; educational innovation; organizational culture; culture of change; educational change; New School 21 programme.

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Published

2021-04-16

How to Cite

Vilavendrell, J. P. (2021). School culture in primary education centres that focus on educational change. Revista Catalana De Pedagogia, 20, 41–56. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/RCP/article/view/149057

Issue

Vol. 20 (2021): Mindfulness i educació

Section

Research articles

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