School as Cultural Institution Flashcards
Selznick (1957) claimed that culture is the __ of a school from other schools
distinctive identity
claimed that culture is the distinctive identity of a school from other schools
Selznick
As a result of an __ of people, culture evolved in the __ century.
anthropological investigation
20th
Theorists began to define culture and redefine how culture impacts life
Raymer
The first modern definition of culture can be rooted in the definition of?
Edward Taylor
defined culture as the way we do things around here?
Bower
provides a comprehensive definition, calling it a pattern of basic assumptions — invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope
with problems
Schein
characterized by deeply rooted traditions, values, and beliefs, some of which are common across schools and some of which are unique and embedded in a
particular school’s history and location.
school culture
characterized by deeply rooted __, __, and __, some of which are common across schools and some of which are unique and embedded in a particular school’s history and location.
traditions
beliefs
values
a school’s __and __, __, and __, whether __or __, are the lasting artifacts of old organizational lessons (Kruse & Louis, 2009)
rules, regulations, policies and procedures
written
informal
defines school culture as a complex web of traditions and rituals built over time
Schein
The term __-refers to the basic assumptions, beliefs, and practices that the members of a school community share.
culture in the school context
School culture affects the way people in a school think,
perform, and learn
Starrat
schools have a culture that is definitely their own.
Waller
__and __are waging their world-old battle against innovators
traditions
traditionists
School culture, therefore, is most clearly seen in the ways people relate to and work together;
Stoli and Fink
who highlighted the four existing teacher culture?
Hargreaves
refers to classrooms as “egg-crates” or “castles”. Autonomy, isolation, and insulation prevail, and blame and support are avoided.
individualism
refers to the teachers who choose, spontaneously and
voluntarily, to work together without external control agenda. This includes:
“comfortable” activities sharing ideas and materials—- and rigorous forms,
including mutual observation and focused reflective inquiry.
collaboration
teacher’s collaborative working relationships,
which are compulsorily imposed,
contrived collegiality
teachers who are neither isolated nor work as a
whole school.
balkanization
give 5 initial indicators of some tangible things about starrat
School management plan
School’s motto
School newsletter
School ‘s Prospectus
Interaction between teachers and student
influencing school culture could result in
positive or negative orientation depending on the leader’s agenda.
foster and bates
