title: The Effect of a Change Facilitator on Project-Based Learning Curriculum
 Design
creator: Fry, Jana
contributor: Tunks, Jeanne L.
contributor: Nuñez-Janes, Mariela
contributor: Rinn-McCann, Anne
contributor: Subramaniam, Karthigeyan
publisher: University of North Texas
date: 2017-05
language: English
description: This study sought to understand concerns and levels of use of a
 group of teachers in the process of developing a project-based learning (PBL)
 program, and the effect of a change facilitator on these processes. The
 research was guided by the following research questions: One, what are the
 concerns of teachers regarding the planning of a PBL curriculum? Two, what are
 the levels of use of teachers in the process of planning the PBL curriculum?
 Three, how does a change facilitator affect the process of change in the
 planning of a PBL curriculum? The population of this study consisted of seven
 subject area high school teachers and one district level administrative staff
 member. This study used the concerns-based adoption model (CBAM) to study the
 PBL innovation. CBAM is a conceptual framework that describes, explains, and
 predicts teachers' concerns and behaviors throughout the change process in
 education. In this study, the teachers progressed through the levels of use on
 a timeline at a rate that was much more rapid that what is typical for
 implementation of an innovation in an educational setting. This rapid
 progression was the function of the teacher population studied and the change
 facilitator that led the PBL curriculum design process. With the leadership of
 the change facilitator, the goals of the PBL curriculum innovation were
 realized, and the team created a PBL curriculum with multidisciplinary PBL
 products that could be implemented after the development phase.
subject: teacher concerns
subject: teacher levels of use
subject: change facilitator
subject: Concerns-Based Adoption Model
subject: Project-Based Learning
subject: Education, Curriculum and Instruction
subject: Education, Administration
subject: Education, Teacher Training
subject: Project method in teaching.
subject: Curriculum change.
subject: High schools -- Curricula.
rights: Public
rights: Fry, Jana
rights: Copyright
rights: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights
 Reserved.
type: Thesis or Dissertation
format: vii, 199 pages
format: Text
identifier: local-cont-no: submission_641
identifier: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984230/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc984230