Factors Affecting School Culture and Climate

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LITERATURE REVIEW:-
The aim of my study is to find the importance of School Culture in the development of future of the students studying in a school. In the past years, many studies has been done by different people to find the role of school culture in the life of students, teachers and parents.
First of all, what is School Culture
“School Culture is the set of norms , values and beliefs, rituals and ceremonies , symbols and stories that make up the ‘persona’ of the school “ says by Dr. Kent .D. Peterson , a professor in department of educational Administration at the university of Wisconsin-Madison.
According to Gary Phillips, School culture is “beliefs ,attitudes and behaviors that characterize a school in terms of how people treat and feel about each other , the extent to which feel included and appreciated and rituals and traditions reflecting collaboration and collegiality”.
Many theorists have long reported that paying attention to school culture is the most important action that a leader can perform. Impact of learning is mediated through climate and culture of the school and is not a direct effect (Hallinger and Heck 1998).
Watson(2001) warned us that if the culture of the school is not hospitable to learning then students achievement can suffer. Fink and Resnick (2001) remind us that School Principals are responsible for establishing a pervasive culture of teaching and learning in each school.
School culture can be positive or negative depending upon the school circumstances. Positive school culture foster trust, collaboration and improvement while Negative school culture foster distrust, isolation and lack of change.
Factors affecting School culture and climate:-
1) Student-teacher relation...

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References:-
• Tuckman Bruce.W, fifth edition, Conducting educational research, Reviewing the literature,1999,Harcourt brace collegepublishers,Orlando.
• Kaplan Leslie and Owings William. Forst edition,CultureRe-boot:reinvigoratingschool culture to improve studentsoutcomes,sep2013,education Canada.
• Southwest educational development laboratory, School context:Bridge or Barrier to change.
• Taylor Lydotta M, the importance of school culture in the advancement f 21st century learning environment:a qualitative study,2011,Morangtown,westVirginia.
• Zulling Keith J; Koopman,Tommy M and Patton, Jon M. School climate:Historical Rview,instrument development and school assessment,Journal of psychoeducational assessment,28(2) 139-152,2010,sage publication.

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