Organization Development in Faculties of Education

Abstract

An assessment is made of the effectiveness of a survey feedback intervention in engendering a capacity for change within a sample of 10 Canadian teacher training institutions (TTIs). This article establishes a conceptual framework for the intervention, presents data on the process of program change, and considers the positive and negative effects resulting from the intervention. Unanticipated outcomes are described, and suggestions are made concerning future research. The results suggest that a survey feedback intervention can be moderately effective in engendering a capacity for change in TTIs, but success can only be anticipated if the model of intervention is diligently imple mented (especially thefollow through phase), is used selectively, and is sustained over time.