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Jahn, Janet – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This quantitative correlational study examined the relationship between elementary teachers' perceptions of organizational school climate and their levels of communication satisfaction. Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory was at the core of this research study design. Data was collected from 47 elementary classroom teachers from 11 elementary…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Educational Environment, Questionnaires
Garza, Kristine – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study explored the relationship between perceived leadership style and the organizational climate of elementary schools when controlling for teacher gender, age and tenure. McAllen Independent School District has a total of 20 elementary schools all of which received the link to complete the survey. A total of 275 teachers participated in the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Leadership Styles
Montelongo, Jose C. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study explored the relationship between perceived leadership style and the organizational climate of elementary schools above and beyond the effect of teacher level, principal level and school level predictor variables. Five schools within Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD were sampled. A total of 176 teachers participated in the study by rating the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Organizational Climate, Questionnaires, Elementary Schools
McCarley, Troy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the relationship between teacher perceptions of the degree to which a principal displays the factors of transformational leadership (idealized attributes, idealized behaviors, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulations, and individual considerations) and the perceived school climate (supportive principal behavior,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, School Culture, Transformational Leadership, Teacher Behavior
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Pretorius, Stephanus; de Villiers, Elsabe – South African Journal of Education, 2009
The aims in this research were to determine the perceptions of school climate held by educators of primary schools in the southern Cape. Six primary schools with a staff complement of 178 educators participated in the investigation. Two instruments were used: the Organisational Climate Description Questionnaire Rutgers Elementary (OCDQ-RE) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
Steiner, Cory J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
School climate has a major impact on the school setting. In order to manage climate, it is essential to assess and understand the perceptions of teachers, students, and parents. This study identified the differences between teachers, students, and parents relative to their perceptions concerning school climate at Suburban High. The instrument…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Educational Change, Organizational Climate, Educational Environment
Ediger, Marlow – 1998
Suggestions are given for evaluation of school principals by teachers. In developing an evaluation instrument to appraise principal performance, one need not start from scratch. The Organizational Climate and Description Questionnaire (OCDQ) of Halpin and Crofts (1963) is a useful tool for pinpointing areas of strength and weakness. Four subtests…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Portfolio Assessment
Wiggins, Thomas W. – 1969
To investigate the leader behavior characteristics of elementary school principals and to examine these characteristics as they relate to organizational climate, 35 randomly selected southern California schools with approximately 715 teachers and principals were studied. The data on organizational climate were collected by means of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Schools, Interpersonal Relationship, Leadership Styles
OTTO, HENRY J.; VELDMAN, DONALD J. – 1966
THE CONTROL STRUCTURE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS WAS RELATED TO THE DIMENSIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE BY INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIPS OF ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS' AND TEACHERS' SCORES ON TWO MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS. THE HALPIN-CROFT ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE MCLEOD CONTROL STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE WERE…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers, Organizational Climate
Mentz, Kobus; Westhuizen, Philip van der – 1993
Teacher-principal relations play an important role in creating a positive school climate. This paper describes findings of a study that sought to: (1) determine the reliability of the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire--Rutgers Secondary (OCDQ-RS) in a South African context, and (2) measure the openness of the organizational climates…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Interprofessional Relationship
Erlandson, David A. – CCBC Notebook, 1980
The high school principal's impact on classroom learning activities is examined in this research report. The study, conducted in four Houston high schools, applied the model described in "CCBC Notebook," February 1980. This report offers a portion of the overall research, providing a summary of the patterns identified. The first segment…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cognitive Measurement, High Schools, Institutional Research
Watkins, J. Foster – J Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Interpersonal Relationship, Principals
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Brady, Laurie – Journal of Educational Administration, 1985
The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ), modified by Thomas and Slater for use in South Australian schools in 1970, was based on four factors (rather than the original eight): principal supportiveness or operations emphasis and teacher disaffiliation or intimacy. A recent study in New South Wales has validated this four-factor…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Ignatovich, Frederick R. – 1971
This research project attempted to (1) identify leader types from teacher descriptions of the leadership behaviors of elementary school principals and (2) study the effects of the leadership types on the organizational behavior of teachers. Teacher responses from 99 Iowa elementary schools revealed three basic principal leadership types. Using…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Schools, Factor Analysis, Horizontal Organization
Goldman, Harvey – Sch Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Teachers, Personnel Needs
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