About: The Role of Organizational Climate and Culture in the School Improvement Process: A Review of the Knowledge Base

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Name:	The Role of Organizational Climate and Culture in the School Improvement Process: A Review of the Knowledge Base
ID:	m13465
Language:	English (en)
Summary:	The professional knowledge base is replete with theoretical postulations, research findings, and practitioner reflections on school improvement, school climate, and school culture. However, surprisingly little has been written that explains the complex role that school climate and culture can play in the school improvement process. The purpose of this article is to synthesize the professional knowledge base regarding the constructs of school climate and culture and to answer the following questions: How can leaders assess their school’s climate and culture? How do climate and culture affect, and how are they affected by, the school improvement process? and How can school leaders help to shape or develop cultures and climates that contribute to school improvement?
Subject:	Social Sciences
Keywords:	change, educational administration, knowledge base, leadership, reform, school climate, school culture, school improvement
Document Type:	-//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License:	Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0

Authors:	Ronald Lindahl (rlindahl@alasu.edu)
Copyright Holders:	Ronald Lindahl (rlindahl@alasu.edu)
Maintainers:	Ronald Lindahl (rlindahl@alasu.edu)

Latest version:	1.1 (history)
First publication date:	Feb 8, 2006 12:12 pm US/Central
Last revision to module:	Mar 2, 2006 11:42 am US/Central

Module XML:	m13465_1.1.cnxml

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Version:	1.1 Mar 2, 2006 11:42 am US/Central by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
Changes:	First Version

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