Learning Organization Development: A Case of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School

Abstract

Abstract

         This research examined the development of a military preparatory school under study as a learning organization by the characteristics based on organizational learning. The objectives of the research were (1) to analyze the components of learning organizations (2) to identify the desired and actual conditions of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School as a learning organization. The subjects were 320 in total comprising 29 administrators, 55 supervisors and 236 staff members of the School. The research tool was a questionnaire on a scale of 1 low to 5 high regarding the aspects or characteristics of a learning organization at the levels of organization, group and individual. The results from the participants’ responses showed the School in the development process into a learning organization at a moderate level in Actual Condition (Mean=3.747, S.D.=0.223) in contrast with Desired Condition (Mean=4.254, S.D.=0.253).

 Keywords: Learning organization development, learning organization characteristics, desired condition, actual condition, Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School