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Educators' perception of school climate in primary schools in the Southern Cape

The aim of this research was to determine the perceptions of school climate of
178 educators of six primary schools in the Southern Cape. Two instruments,
namely The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire Rutgers
Elementary (OCDQ-RE) and Dimensions of Organizational Health Inventory
of Elementary Schools (OHI-E) were used. The results indicated that primary
school educators in the Southern Cape perceived their relations with their
principals as more closed, while educator-educator relations were being
perceived as more open of nature. The typical climate prototype for the
relevant primary schools, was an engaged school climate. Regarding the
overall organizational health of primary schools, average health profiles were
found. A significant relationship was found between the perceptions of
primary school educators with regard to organizational climate and
organizational health. A significant difference between educators of different
primary schools was found regarding their perceptions of all the different
dimensions of both organizational climate and health. / Educational Studies / M.Ed. (Education Management)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/1647
Date31 December 2006
CreatorsDe Villiers, Elsabé
ContributorsPretorius, Stephanus Gert
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource ( x, 170, [42] leaves)

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