Education
Absolutely not! A new age demands new methods-a new paradigm. Thus the need for structural
change.
There are three methods of implementing change that schools can take, each one more inclusive than
the next.
The introduction of diversity modules into an existing structure. [Normative-old paradigm left intact]
The addition of diversity as a total dimension of existing structures and processes. [Reformative-the
old paradigm with new attitudes]
The reconceptualisation of the total culture/structure of an organization according to the modus
operandi of diversity. [Transformative-the new paradigm of inclusion]
THREE METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING CHANGE
These three methods are not procedural, meaning that you do the first, then the second and finally the
third. They are either or methods. One simply decides which one to implement, and goes with it. The
first method is one where diversity is accommodated within the present structure. No effort is made to