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Ramsey, Deborah C.; Ramsey, Philip L. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2002
This article uses system thinking to examine the dynamic complexity of perfectionism. These dynamics are explained as an attempt by the perfectionist to achieve cognitive consistency. The unrealistic worldview of a perfectionist generates a catch-22 situation that makes change difficult. Fundamental change requires a worldview that balances…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Change Strategies, Cognitive Processes
Hora, Matthew T.; Millar, Susan B. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2009
This qualitative case study reports on processes and outcomes of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded System-Wide Change for All Learners and Educators (SCALE) project at the California State University, Northridge (CSUN). It addresses a critical challenge in studying systemic reform in complex organizations: the lack of methodologies that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Organizational Culture, Organizational Change, Educational Change