educational research, or fear of measuring one’s own school against a standard.
Numerous efforts were made to encourage the principals’ assistance in the study.
Precautions included the use of a pilot survey with a small pilot group to insure that the
survey was not frustrating in any way to the reader, and that the length of the survey was
reasonable. The author issued a guarantee that no school was identified at any point in
the research process, and that participants’ names were not connected to the data
submitted. Modest cash prizes were advertised and awarded to randomly selected
respondents. After the data collection window had closed, the researcher received a
message from one participant representing a large urban school district. The participant
indicated that the school district in which she worked did not deliver mail during the
summer months and that she and her colleagues did not report to work for two months
during the summer. As a result of this revelation, the data collection window was
reopened for three more weeks. Several additional data sets were included in the total
data set as a result of the extended data collection period.
Definition o f Terms
The following definitions are provided to clarify terminology that was used in
this study.
Agility - The response state of an organization as a result of evolving market
conditions. Specifically, it is the behavior of an organization that responds to the rapid,
relentless, and uncertain market by customizing services, seeking opportunities and
operating within four basic dimensions. Those dimensions are: 1) being a solutions
educational research, or fear of measuring one’s own school against a standard.
Numerous efforts were made to encourage the principals’ assistance in the study.
Precautions included the use of a pilot survey with a small pilot group to insure that the
survey was not frustrating in any way to the reader, and that the length of the survey was
reasonable. The author issued a guarantee that no school was identified at any point in
the research process, and that participants’ names were not connected to the data
submitted. Modest cash prizes were advertised and awarded to randomly selected
respondents. After the data collection window had closed, the researcher received a
message from one participant representing a large urban school district. The participant
indicated that the school district in which she worked did not deliver mail during the
summer months and that she and her colleagues did not report to work for two months
during the summer. As a result of this revelation, the data collection window was
reopened for three more weeks. Several additional data sets were included in the total
data set as a result of the extended data collection period.
Definition o f Terms
The following definitions are provided to clarify terminology that was used in
this study.
Agility - The response state of an organization as a result of evolving market
conditions. Specifically, it is the behavior of an organization that responds to the rapid,
relentless, and uncertain market by customizing services, seeking opportunities and
operating within four basic dimensions. Those dimensions are: 1) being a solutions
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