From illusion to reality: schools as learning organizations
International Journal of Educational Management
ISSN: 0951-354X
Article publication date: 14 June 2013
Abstract
Purpose
The notion of organizational learning remains murky and difficult to comprehend, and it is rarely translated into sustained operational structures and processes in school reality. The purpose of this article is to lay out the mystifying concept of organizational learning and, then, to suggest an alternative framework for schools’ development as learning organizations.
Design/methodology/approach
After discussing the profound confusion about what organizational learning is and its feasibility, the article presents the notion of organizational learning mechanisms as a possible framework for analyzing schools as learning organizations.
Findings
The article presents limitations, implications, and avenues for future research regarding organizational learning mechanisms.
Originality/value
The framework of organizational learning mechanisms may help schools develop processes, strategies, and structures that would enable them to learn and react effectively in uncertain and dynamic environments.
Keywords
Citation
Schechter, C. and Mowafaq, Q. (2013), "From illusion to reality: schools as learning organizations", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 27 No. 5, pp. 505-516. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513541311329869
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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