A study of school innovation management strategies in Taipei county’s elementary schools

本研究旨在探討臺北縣國民小學學校創新經營實施情況與成效，並分析不同背景變項下，學校創新經營策略運作及實施成效之差異情形，進而瞭解推動學校創新經營的動機、影響學校創新經營之因素與實施學校創新經營遭遇之困難，最後分析學校在推行創新經營所採取之策略，並依結果提出相關建議。 為達上述目的，本研究採用問卷調查法，以「臺北縣國民小學學校創新經營策略之調查問卷」為研究工具，針對2006到2008年InnoSchool獲獎之臺北縣國民小學教育人員為問卷調查研究對象，共寄發出430份問卷，回收有效問卷共347份進行統計分析。此外，亦採取專家訪談法，以「臺北縣國民小學學校創新經營策略之研究」訪談大綱為研究工具，針對2006到2008年InnoSchool獲獎之臺北縣國民小學校長為研究對象進行訪談，共計26位校長，以深入瞭解學校創新經營所運用之策略。 綜合文獻探討與研究結果之發現，歸納可得研究結論如下： 一、臺北縣國民小學學校創新經營策略運作情況屬於良好程度。 二、臺北縣國民小學學校創新經營實施成效屬於良好程度。 三、臺北縣國民小學教育人員在學校創新經營策略運作表現情況，會因性別、學歷、參與方案與否、現任職務的不同而有所差異；在不同服務年資與年齡的教育人員中，其意見頗為一致。 四、臺北縣國民小學教育人員在學校創新經營實施成效知覺程度，因性別、學歷、參與方案與否、現任職務的不同而有所差異；在不同服務年資與年齡的教育人員中，其意見頗為一致。 五、臺北縣國民小學教育人員在學校創新經營策略運作表現情況，會因學校類型、學校歷史、學校位置的不同而有所差異；在不同學校規模的教育人員中，其意見頗為一致。 六、臺北縣國民小學教育人員在學校創新經營實施成效知覺程度，因學校歷史、學校位置有所差異；在不同學校類型與學校規模的教育人員中，其意見頗為一致。 七、促使臺北縣國民小學實施創新經營的動機，以提升學校競爭力為最多。 八、影響臺北縣國民小學實施創新經營的最大因素為校長領導。 九、臺北縣國民小學學校創新經營之最大困難為時間不足、成員參與意願低落及後續經營支援不足。 十、學校運用藍海策略的行動架構時，以消除校園閒置及不適宜空間為最多。 十一、學校運用藍海策略的行動架構時，以降低人員負擔為最多。 十二、學校運用藍海策略的行動架構時，以提升人力為最多。 十三、學校運用藍海策略的行動架構時，以創造學生多元能力為最多。 最後，本研究針對教育行政主管機關、學校與未來研究提出下列建議： 一、教育行政主管機關 （一）可持續推動學校創新經營之競賽與方案。 （二）可持續推動相關政策，以提供學校所須之資源。 二、學校 （一）應持續推動創新經營，並採取適當之策略。 （二）可採取藍海策略的行動架構，以協助學校推動創新經營。 （三）宜提供充裕的時間發展創新，並提升教師參與的意願，以延續學校創新經營。 （四）校長應採取有效的領導方式，以促進學校創新經營的推動。 （五）推動學校創新經營宜以校園環境空間為思考點。 （六）推動學校創新經營應重視人力的提升與素質的培養。 三、未來研究 （一）可擴大研究對象進行調查。 （二）可進一步探討學校創新經營策略運用的成效。This research was aimed to investigate the current situations and the effects on school innovation management in Taipei County’s elementary schools, and to analyze the differences between school innovation management strategies and effects in personal variables and school environmental variables. Moreover, the purposes of the research were to understand the motives, influencing factors and the difficulties in school innovation management, and to explore the strategies school adopted during the school innovation management. In order to achieve the purposes of the research, the methods for the research were questionnaire survey and interview. “The questionnaire of school innovation management strategies in Taipei County’s elementary schools” was developed as the research instrument. The samples contained 430 faculties from the InnoSchools in Taipei County from 2006 to 2008. Among them, 347 valid samples were finally collected to be analyzed through the statistical techniques. Furthermore, “The interview outline of school innovation management strategies in Taipei County’s elementary schools” was developed as the research instrument to profoundly examine the school innovation management strategies. The respondents were 26 principals from the InnoSchools in Taipei County from 2006 to 2008. According to the findings of the research, these conclusions were summarized below: 1. The current conditions of school innovation management strategies were good. 2. The current effects of school innovation management were good. 3. The conditions of school innovation management strategies varied significantly from different genders, degrees and positions. Also, participating in InnoSchool or not affected the conditions of school innovation management strategies. But among the faculties from different seniorities and ages, their views on school innovation management strategies were similar. 4. The awareness of effects on school innovation management varied significantly from different genders, degrees and positions. Also, participating in InnoSchool or not affected the awareness of effects on school innovation management strategies. But among the faculties from different seniorities and ages, their views on the effects on school innovation management were similar. 5. The conditions of school innovation management strategies varied significantly from different school types, history and locations. But among the faculties from different school scales, their views on school innovation management strategies were similar. 6. The awareness of effects on school innovation management varied significantly from different school history and locations. But among the faculties from different school types and scales, their views on the effects on school innovation management were similar. 7. The highly motives of school innovation management was to enhance the competitiveness of the school. 8. The key influencing factor in school innovation management was principal’s leadership. 9. The key difficulties in school innovation management were short of time, the willingness of members and the following support. 10. When schools used the four actions framework of Blue Ocean Strategy, the most common strategy was to eliminate vacant space and inappropriate school environment. 11. When schools used the four actions framework of Blue Ocean Strategy, the most common strategy was to reduce the staffs’ burden. 12. When schools used the four actions framework of Blue Ocean Strategy, the most common strategy was to raise human resources. 13. When schools used the four actions framework of Blue Ocean Strategy, the most common strategy was to create students’ multiple abilities. In the end, based on the findings and conclusions of the research, some suggestions were given as below: 1. Suggestions to the educational institutes (1) Promote school innovation management competitions and programs continuously. (2) Promote sustainable policies to provide the resources schools need. 2. Suggestions to schools (1) Promote school innovation management continuously and to take appropriate strategy. (2) Take four action framework of Blue Ocean Strategy to assist schools in promoting the innovative management. (3) Wish to provide sufficient time to develop innovation and enhance the willingness of teachers to participate in order to extend the innovative management. (4) Principals should take effective leadership in order to facilitate the promotion of school innovation management. (5) Carrying out school innovation management should focus on the school environment. (6) School should pay attention to upgrading and training the quality of members. 3. Suggestions to subsequent research (1) The further research may increase the sample numbers to make the results of the research more deducible. (2) The further research can further explore the effectiveness of school innovation management strategies