Examining School Culture in Flemish and Chinese Primary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Zhu, Chang; Devos, Geert; Tondeur, Jo
Titel	Examining School Culture in Flemish and Chinese Primary Schools
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 42 (2014) 4, S.557-575 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143213502190
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; School Culture; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Education; Comparative Analysis; Institutional Characteristics; Goal Orientation; Leadership; Innovation; Participative Decision Making; Teacher Surveys; Correlation; Likert Scales; Questionnaires; Elementary School Teachers; Factor Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Belgium; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Führung; Führungsposition; Korrelation; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Faktorenanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Belgien
Abstract	The aim of this research is to gain understanding about school culture characteristics of primary schools in the Flemish and Chinese context. The study was carried out in Flanders (Belgium) and China, involving a total of 44 Flemish schools and 40 Chinese schools. The School Culture Scales were used to measure five school culture dimensions with regard to goal orientation, leadership, innovation orientation, participative decision making and formal relationships. The School Culture Scales were validated in both contexts, and within-group agreement indexes were calculated. The results show that on average, the Flemish schools scored higher than the Chinese schools in four dimensions of the school culture features. Within-group differences were also found. The differences between and among the Chinese and Flemish schools are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10