TY - JOUR AU - Walker, Aneta Hogan PY - 2018/07/03 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Exploring the Relationships Among Innovation, Collaboration, and School Change in a Mixed Methods JF - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION METHODOLOGY JA - IJREM VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.24297/ijrem.v9i1.7460 UR - https://rajpub.com/index.php/ijrem/article/view/7460 SP - 1463-1473 AB - <p>Continuous school improvement efforts require schools to prepare, organize, and lead change.&nbsp; This study examined how a school created a context for change by implementing an innovation to improve teaching practices, school culture, and student learning outcomes.&nbsp; Implementing innovation requires school leaders to understand the process of change to successfully sustain school improvement efforts.&nbsp; The purpose of this research study was to assess the effectiveness that an innovative hybrid schedule had on improving student learning outcomes and school culture.&nbsp; This mixed-method research study used data generated by the AdvancEds Stakeholder Feedback Survey, the ACT Aspire Student Achievement Tests, and teacher interviews.&nbsp; The analysis of this studys data indicated several factors that facilitated change through the implementation of the innovative hybrid schedule.&nbsp; The researcher discovered these overall factors related to the benefits of students changing classes, teachers becoming content specialists, collaboration through PLCs and vertical planning.&nbsp; Additionally, the results revealed that significant change occurred in school culture based on the AdvancEds Stakeholder Feedback Survey.&nbsp; Additionally, student learning outcomes measured by ACT Aspire Reading and Mathematics Student Achievement Tests showed a statistically significant improvement in both reading and math.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -