Identifying the Components and Indicators of Effective Organizational Culture of Secondary Schools
Subject Areas : Organizational Development Management
Fatemeh Mahmudi
1
(PhD student, Educational Management, Management Department, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch, Marvdasht, Iran.)
Nader Shahamat
2
(Faculty member of Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch, Department of Educational Sciences, Marvdasht Iran.)
Ebadoallah Ahmadi
3
(Faculty member of Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch, Department of Educational Sciences, Marvdasht Iran)
Moslem Salehi
4
(Faculty member of Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch, Department of Educational Sciences, Marvdasht, Iran.)
Keywords: high school students, Indicators of organizational culture, effective schools, principals and teachers,
Abstract :
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors, components and indicators of organizational culture of effective secondary schools in Bandar Abbas. The research is among the qualitative researches that were conducted using the qualitative case study method. The statistical population of the study consisted of three groups: the first group: and effective school principals (gifted, government sample, control) high school (first and second) in Bandar Abbas. The second group: teachers of these schools and the third group: students; A "targeted approach" was used to analyze the data with the "method of selecting key experts", and the "theoretical saturation criterion" was used; The research tool in the qualitative section was an open-ended interview form; The data obtained using Nvivo software were analyzed in the form of data foundation theory through content analysis and open, axial and selective coding; Validation of qualitative data was performed using verification and reliability techniques. The results indicate that the comprehensive content of the organizational culture factors of effective schools were classified as basic (78 themes) and organizing (7 themes and 7 dimensions). The components of organizational culture of effective schools are: 56 basic themes, 3 organizing themes: cultural elements, school, methods of culture transfer; So that the organizing themes were classified into 10 dimensions.
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Abdoli, J., & Zakiani, F. (2016). School culture and students' academic alienation: The mediating role of academic self-efficacy. Journal of New Psychological Research, 12(45), 59-79. (In Persian)
Alammar, L. (2015). The Effective School: The Role of the Leaders in School Effectiveness. Educational Research and Reviews, 10(6), 695- 721.
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Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (2 ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.
Dijkstra, A. B., Geijsel, F., Ledoux, G., Van der Veen, I., & Ten Dam, G. (2015). Effects of school quality, school citizenship policy, and student body composition on the acquisition of citizenship competences in the final year of primary education. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 26(4), 524-553.
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Fatehi, N. (2014). Identifying the components of organizational culture of effective high schools in Rafsanjan city and comparing it with Cook and Laferti organizational culture model. [Master Thesis, Hormozgan University]. Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. (In Persian)
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Imani, J., bagheri, M., ghorchiyan, N. G., & jafari, P. (2019). Identifying Effective Dimensions for Improving the Effectiveness of Secondary Schools in Hormozgan Province. Technology of Education 1-11. https://doi.org/ 10.22061/jte.2019.4900.2133
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Maier, A., Daniel, J., Oakes, J., & Lam, L. (2018). Community Schools A Promising Foundation for Progress. American Educator, 17-22.
Mirzamani Bafghi, S. M., Faghih Aram, B., & Khalili, R. (2016). Analysis of the Impact of School Organizational Culture Components on Students' Academic Success 2nd International Conference on Management, Economics and Development, Tehran (In Persian)
Niknami, M., & Mahdian, M. J. (2009). The purpose of explaining the dimensions and components of effective schools and providing a model to improve effectiveness in the country's schools. Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 1(3), 171-196. (In Persian)
Rousen, L. (2010). School Dicipline Best Practice for A dministratore (5 ed.). Sage Publication Company.
Sadeghi, A., & Fathi, B. (2011). Investigating the relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction of teachers in Masal city in Guilan province. Journal of Executive Management, 2(3), 55-78. (In Persian)
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