School Culture
Running Head: SCHOOL CULTURE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SCHOOL CULTURE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS
Hien Tran, Master Student. Sarahhien1989@gmail.com
Student ID: 1323719
Dr. Emerson, Instructor
ABSTRACT
It cannot be denied that leadership has been playing an important role in the society. And because of this importance, there are thousands of research focusing on what the leadership is and how to become an effective leader. On the journey of becoming effective school leaders, principals tend to pay attention to instructional leadership, school culture and climate, human resource administration, teacher evaluation, organization management, communication and community relation, professionalism and their role in students’ achievement. Among those factors, school culture should be the key element which each leader tries to develop right at the beginning of his tenure. “The school culture is interrelated with most other concepts in education, including organizational structures, motivation, leadership, decision making, communication and change” (Luneburg & Ornstein, 2012, p.55). In this paper, I would like to take a deep look on the effects of school culture and climate on the school improvement process, the relationship of them with other concepts in the process of creating, maintaining and changing school culture and climate.
WHAT IS SCHOOL CULTURE Since it is an integral part of the successful school, there have been many definitions for the school culture but one the most typical definition for school culture was initiated by Lunenburg and Ornstein (2012). They defined School culture as shared philosophies, ideologies, beliefs, feelings, assumptions, expectations, attitudes, norms, and values (P.55).
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL CULTURE In spite of the variation in defining school culture, there are some common characteristics of it:
1. Observed Behavioral Regularities: are the same
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SCHOOL CULTURE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS
Hien Tran, Master Student. Sarahhien1989@gmail.com
Student ID: 1323719
Dr. Emerson, Instructor
ABSTRACT
It cannot be denied that leadership has been playing an important role in the society. And because of this importance, there are thousands of research focusing on what the leadership is and how to become an effective leader. On the journey of becoming effective school leaders, principals tend to pay attention to instructional leadership, school culture and climate, human resource administration, teacher evaluation, organization management, communication and community relation, professionalism and their role in students’ achievement. Among those factors, school culture should be the key element which each leader tries to develop right at the beginning of his tenure. “The school culture is interrelated with most other concepts in education, including organizational structures, motivation, leadership, decision making, communication and change” (Luneburg & Ornstein, 2012, p.55). In this paper, I would like to take a deep look on the effects of school culture and climate on the school improvement process, the relationship of them with other concepts in the process of creating, maintaining and changing school culture and climate.
WHAT IS SCHOOL CULTURE Since it is an integral part of the successful school, there have been many definitions for the school culture but one the most typical definition for school culture was initiated by Lunenburg and Ornstein (2012). They defined School culture as shared philosophies, ideologies, beliefs, feelings, assumptions, expectations, attitudes, norms, and values (P.55).
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL CULTURE In spite of the variation in defining school culture, there are some common characteristics of it:
1. Observed Behavioral Regularities: are the same
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