The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of organizational cultures in elementary and secondary schools. In order to accomplish to this objective, the concept, features, elements of school organizational cultures were defined an...
The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of organizational cultures in elementary and secondary schools. In order to accomplish to this objective, the concept, features, elements of school organizational cultures were defined and the questionnaire survey was conducted to find out the differences of percpetions in school organizational cultures among school teachers. The research methods adopted in this study were the relevant literature review, questionnaire survey and interview with school teachers who are working at Taegu city and Kyungbuk province. The sample of questionnaire survey selected 780 teachers from 26 elementary and secondary schools. The return rate of questionnaire was 94.0%. The reliability coefficient(Cronbach a) of the questionnaire showed.9162. The questionnaire was composed of 7 domains including 38 items. Seven domains which indicates the characteristics of the school organizational cultures were strength, form and content(safe and orderly, positive, student centered, learning for students, and professional work environment for staff). The result of the study showed that elementary school teachers perceived more positively than secondary school teachers concerning strength, form and content of school organizational cultures. Overall, elementary school represented stronger cultures compared with secondary schools. This indicates that elementary school members shared values, expectations, beliefs, norms and assumptions more than those in secondary school.