Purpose o f the Study
Since educational reform efforts have been largely based on an old massproduction
paradigm, and industry has provided a successful organizational model to
educators in the past, educators should further investigate business’ success with agile
models and focus on developing an agile learning community concept. To date, no
research has been identified which explores the translation of agility from business
practice to elementary and secondary education. The primary purpose of this
investigation was to measure both the perceived importance of agile practices and the
perceived level of implementation of such practices in public and private schools at
various grade levels (elementary, middle, and high school) in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Because educators need a method to evaluate their ability to be solution
providers, capitalize on information, partner with others (even competitors), and thrive
on change, the researcher developed an Agile Performance Inventory for Schools (APIS)
assessment instrument with a subscale for each of these four dimensions of agility. Until
now no such instrument has been available to educators who possessed the vision and
desire to explore the possibilities of operating as an agile learning community.
Research Questions
The study was guided by the following research questions:
1) What are the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the Agile
Performance Inventory for Schools (APIS) instrument?
Purpose o f the Study
Since educational reform efforts have been largely based on an old massproduction
paradigm, and industry has provided a successful organizational model to
educators in the past, educators should further investigate business’ success with agile
models and focus on developing an agile learning community concept. To date, no
research has been identified which explores the translation of agility from business
practice to elementary and secondary education. The primary purpose of this
investigation was to measure both the perceived importance of agile practices and the
perceived level of implementation of such practices in public and private schools at
various grade levels (elementary, middle, and high school) in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Because educators need a method to evaluate their ability to be solution
providers, capitalize on information, partner with others (even competitors), and thrive
on change, the researcher developed an Agile Performance Inventory for Schools (APIS)
assessment instrument with a subscale for each of these four dimensions of agility. Until
now no such instrument has been available to educators who possessed the vision and
desire to explore the possibilities of operating as an agile learning community.
Research Questions
The study was guided by the following research questions:
1) What are the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the Agile
Performance Inventory for Schools (APIS) instrument?
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