Organisational Development in Education: A Contemporary Overview
Organisational Development in Education: A Contemporary Overview
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1061725121216
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Palavras-chave: Desenvolvimento organizacional; liderança educacional; inteligência artificial na educação; inclusão e equidade; aprendizagem organizacional.
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Keywords: organisational development; educational leadership; artificial intelligence in education; inclusion and equity; organisational learning.
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Abstract: This article presents a contemporary reinterpretation of Organisational Development (O.D.) for educational institutions operating in increasingly complex, digitalised and accountability-driven contexts. While classical O.D. frameworks emphasised planned change, participation and organisational learning, current educational environments demand an expanded approach that integrates artificial intelligence, data governance, inclusion and ethical sustainability. Drawing on international literature published between 2020 and 2024, this study synthesises research on leadership, improvement science, professional learning and sociotechnical systems to propose an updated conceptual model of organisational development in education. An eight-stage framework is advanced, encompassing ethical diagnosis, collective sense-making, co-design, capacity building, ethical governance of technology, iterative implementation, reflective evaluation and organisational renewal. The article argues that sustainable educational improvement depends on moral purpose, professional trust and collective learning rather than technocratic reform or compliance-based accountability. Implications for leadership practice, policy design and future research are discussed, highlighting the need for participatory, ethically grounded and learning-oriented organisational development strategies capable of supporting equity, wellbeing and long-term institutional resilience.
- Tulio Barrios Bulling