Abstract :
This research attempted to study the learning organization characteristics in public and private high schools in district 3 of Shiraz in the school year 2010-2011. This descriptive survey included all teachers and principals in public and private high schools in the respective district. Using stratified sampling method 273 respondents were selected. The Learning Organization Questionnaire covering 5 principles of Peter Senge (shared vision, mental models, personal mastery, team learning and systems thinking) was used to collect data. Both face and content validity of the questionnaire were evaluated. Its reliability estimated by Cronbach’s alpha was 0.88. Descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) were used for describing the data and inferential statistics (t-test) were employed to study the differences between public and private high schools. Data analysis of the teachers and principals’ views indicated that there was a significant difference in systems thinking between public and private high schools. There was also no significant difference in terms of other disciplines (shared vision, mental models, personal mastery and team learning). The shared vision was higher in public high schools than that in private schools.
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