Chapter 6: The Rapid Change Model

As we stated in Chapter 1 this book includes the main findings from Dudar’s doctoral study which examined the perceptions of school leaders and their stakeholders (teachers, students, parents, and district leaders) about the success of a range of time-sensitive changes – with rapid change defined as three years or less – that had been implemented within their school contexts in Alberta, Canada. The eight key findings from this study provide the supporting evidence that time-sensitive change is possible within a three-year time frame. The first two are conclusions from the study while 3–8 were incorporated into the model.

Conclusions from the study: