Teachers' Perceptions of the Organisational Climate: A Tool for Promoting Instructional Improvement

Autor/inn/en	Aldridge, Jill; Fraser, Barry
Titel	Teachers' Perceptions of the Organisational Climate: A Tool for Promoting Instructional Improvement
Quelle	In: School Leadership & Management, 38 (2018) 3, S.323-344 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aldridge, Jill)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-2434
DOI	10.1080/13632434.2017.1411899
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Organizational Climate; Educational Environment; Instructional Improvement; Test Construction; Test Validity; Teacher Surveys; Foreign Countries; Construct Validity; Test Reliability; Psychometrics; Job Satisfaction; Transformational Leadership; Pilot Projects; Content Validity; Collegiality; Educational Objectives; Participative Decision Making; School Safety; Family School Relationship; Expectation; Leadership Styles; Questionnaires; Australia; Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire; Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Organisationsklima; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Unterrichtsqualität; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Ausland; Testreliabilität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Kollegialität; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Expectancy; Erwartung; Führungsstil; Fragebogen; Australien
Abstract	The current push for principals' to be accountable for student outcomes has led to a renewed interest in the role of leadership in instructional improvement. This article describes the development and validation of a survey that focused on organisational management features that are likely to bring about improvement in instruction. The development of the instrument involved a multistage approach that included: identifying key organisational management features important to instructional leadership and an effective school, based on research and theoretical underpinnings; clearly articulating key constructs; and modifying, adapting and developing items to assess those constructs. After pilot testing the survey, the survey was administered to 216 teachers selected from four high schools in Western Australia. To ensure that the survey was reliable, we used [Trochim W. M. and J. P. Donnelly. 2006. "The Research Methods Knowledge Base." 3rd ed. Cincinnati, OH: Atomic Dog] framework for construct validity. Analysis of the data provided evidence to support the reliability and validity of the questionnaire in terms of both the translation and criterion validity. The development of this survey provides principals with an economical and psychometrically sound tool that can be used as part of a process involving critical self-reflection. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01