Organizational change management in educational ınstitutions as a learning organization

Purpose: In the research, it is aimed to determine the importance of change management for educational institutions and to reveal the importance of change management in schools as a learning organization within the framework of change management, and the driving and limiting forces in the change process. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research was structured in the "phenomenology" pattern within the framework of basic qualitative research. The sample group of the study was formed by using the "Simple Random Method", which is one of the "Probability-Based Sampling" methods. In the 2017-2018 academic year, 30 teachers working in schools in the central district of Elazığ took part in the study group. A semi-structured interview form consisting of three open-ended questions was used as a data collection tool. The data were analyzed using the “thematic analysis” method. Findings: When the results obtained are evaluated, it is seen that change management is important in terms of organizational sustainability and organizational progress. In addition, it is mostly stated that the integration of technology and information technologies into education is the driving force of change; On the other hand, it has been concluded that the reasons such as lack of information, lack of trust in the administrator, and lack of communication in the change process limit the change. Highlights: Schools, which are educational institutions, have a dynamic environment when evaluated from a broad perspective. One of the indicators of this dynamism is that it is a learning organization depending on its learning capacity. The ability to manage changes has been considered important in the development and transformation of schools, which are learning organizations, together with all the resources they have.