School Culture And Organizational Behavior Flashcards

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is an institution or organization that offers education and instruction to students in different age ranges.

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SCHOOL

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It can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation.

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CULTURE

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It refers to the policies, interpersonal dynamics, attitudes, customs, and formal and informal rules of behavior within a school.

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SCHOOL CULTURE

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TYPES OF SCHOOL CULTURE

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  1. Collaborative Culture
  2. Comfortable-Collaborative Culture
  3. Contrived-Collegial
  4. Balkanized
  5. Fragmented
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Educators collaborate, hold common educational principles, and are dedicated to enhancing both their own instruction and the school’s overall quality

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COLLABORATIVE CULTURE

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Although instructors are aware of their colleagues’ work, there isn’t much professional reflection in the professional setting of the school.

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COMFORTABLE-COLLABORATIVE

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The tone of the school is determined by leadership, which supports teachers’ growth but on a superficial level which often undermines motivation.

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CONTRIEVED-COLLEGIAL CULTURE

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The atmosphere is dominated by cliques of teachers that compete for resources and control. An “us versus them” attitude can develop between the teachers and administration.

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BALKANIZED CULTURE

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Teachers all function independently and there is very little collaborative effort to improve the school. Meetings are uninspired and lack involvement of the staff.

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FRAGMENTED CULTURE

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It is the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations interact and influence one another. Though, in the field of business management, it is a largely used concept as means to understand and more productively manage-groups of people.

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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

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PARTS OF CULTURE

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MATERIAL
NON-MATERIAL

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CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

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1.CULTURE IS EVERYTHING
2.CULTURE IS SHARED
3.CULTURE VARIES FROM TO SOCIETY TO SOCIETY
4.CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE
5.CULTURE IS MALADAPTIVE
6.CULTURE IS CONTINUOUS AND CUMULATIVE

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It is what a person has, does, and thinks as a part of society.

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CULTURE IS EVERYTHING

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Culture is a set of beliefs, attitudes, and practices that an individual learms.

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CULTURE IS SHARED

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Every society has a culture of its own that differs from other societies. Cultures are not uniform; the culture of every society is unique.

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CULTURE VARIES FROM TO SOCIETY TO SOCIETY

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Culture is a tool for survival that humans use in response to the pressures of their environment.

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CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE

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Culture can also cause problems for the people who subscribe to it. These problems arise when environment is change and culture has remained the same.

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CULTURE IS MALADAPTIVE

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The final characteristics of culture never static. This dynamism of culture is due to changing needs of humans as they interpret and survive in their
environment.

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CULTURE IS CONTINUOUS AND CUMULATIVE