Change Management Designed for Schools: Expanding the Continuum of UTAUT on Education Reform

Purpose: Every nation needs the right human capital in embracing what lies ahead. However, this complexity affects the current education delivery to the future generation. With increasing complexity in school changes, the mounting inattention is palpable. The purpose of this study is to conceptualize a change management framework on education reform underpinned by the established model of UTAUT. Design/methodology/approach: This paper follows the criteria of a conceptual paper proposed by the past research. Accordingly, review and synthesis from secondary data sources are made to formulate the framework. Findings: An integration of contextual mechanism, moderating mechanism and new outcome mechanism is embedded in the model of UTAUT that made perceivably tally to education reform based on the evidence presented. The measurements items are also proposed. Research limitations/implications: This conceptual paper needs to be carried out empirically in future research to validate the propose framework. Additionally, the contextual mechanism may vary across education reform as this paper believes that each change is unique and could have different contextual measurements as opposed to the current view on the measurement of change. Practical implications: Change practitioners and the relevant Ministry may have broader insight on the precursors of attaining successful change on education reform. The teachers will have more magnitude in giving their scores on the proposed mechanisms. Originality/value: This paper integrates the organizational change theory with UTAUT and provide criticism on how the education change was handled. To date, the framework in managing education reform is still inconclusive and requires a systemic effort. Keywords: Education, Change Management, School Change, UTAUT, Conceptual Paper
Introduction The topic of nation's standard of education is constantly one of the important issues raised over the years (Canter, 2015). As the world is getting more progressive, there is [...]