Abstract
The literature referring to change is replete with change models which aid with change implementation. However, there has been limited validation of the success of any of these models. The newest and very eclectic model is Thomas R. Harvey's Checklist For Change. It calls for the integration of components from many change models and within this model Harvey develops a twenty-step plan for creating change in individuals and organizations. This study was to check the validity of Harvey's change model, Checklist For Change. The research question were: (1) What is the relationship between the success of each of the twenty-two steps of the survey reflecting Harvey's Checklist For Change and the overall success of the change implementation? (2) To what degree does the average score of success efforts of the twenty-two steps of the survey reflecting Harvey's Checklist For Change correlate with the overall success of the change implementation? This study is a correlational research study. Information was gathered by phone interviews using information from a questionnaire designed for that purpose. The interview population was selected from school districts submitting application for Educational Technology Grants offered by the state. For the purpose of this study, focus was given to districts that requested funding but were denied, because non-funded projects would have necessarily needed a change model which would overcome the myriad of problems that generally accompany a change process. Three conclusions were arrived at as a result of this study. They are: (1) Harvey's Checklist For Change was shown to have predictive validity, as well as being a viable and valid model from which to base a structure for planning change. When all twenty-two success scores were averaged and correlated with the criterion "overall success" rating, the correlation was.87, with an R$\\\\sp2$ of.76. (2) There needs to be a clarification in the questionnaire relating to Checklist For Change, or possibly the model itself, in relation to the issue of stress and pressure or strain. (3) The twenty-two item survey reflecting Harvey's Checklist For Change, containing twenty steps are logically clustered into seven basic factors. As stated in the first conclusion above, Harvey's change model, Checklist For Change was found to be a valid and viable model for change, as well as having predictive validity for success of a change implementation effort.