School climate : measuring, improving and sustaining healthy learning environments / edited by H. Jerome Freiberg.

Like a strong foundation in a house, the climate of a school is the foundation that supports the structures of teaching and learning. This book provides a framework for educators to look at school and classroom climates using both informal and formal measures. Each chapter focuses on a different asp...

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Other Authors:	Freiberg, H. Jerome
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.
Subjects:	School environment. School management and organization. School environment School management and organization
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Table of Contents:

Book Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
School: The Societal Meeting Place
Multiple Measures of Climate in Schools
Using the Climate Instruments
Chapter Overviews
Conclusions
References
Chapter 1 Measuring, Improving and Sustaining Healthy Learning Environments
Why is Climate so Important to Learning?
Climate as Metaphor
Climate: Organizational or Cultural?
National School Climate Report Cards
State Policy and School Climate
Research on School Climate
Multiple Perspectives of Climate
Measuring Climate: Directly and Indirectly
Direct Measures
Indirect Measures
Improving Learning Environments
Five Questions for Improving School Climate
Sustaining Healthy Learning Environments
Celebrating Success
Three Questions for Sustaining Climate
The Global Nature of School Climate
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2 The Role of School and Classroom Climate in Elementary School Learning Environments
Introduction
Climate and Effectiveness Factors
Educational Outcomes
Effectiveness Factors
Climate Factors
A Plan for Effectiveness
Theories and Research on School and Classroom Climate
Methods for School Improvement
Measuring School Climate and Classroom Climate
Problems in Measuring Climate Factors
Measuring the Climate Factors: A Dutch Checklist for the Assessment of the Quality of Classromm and School Climate
Conclusion
Appendix 2.1: Background information about the checklist
References
Chapter 3 Using Informal and Formal Measures to Create Classroom Profiles
Why Do School Improvers Need Classroom, Grade and School Level Teaching Profiles?
The Lack of Meaningful Reform in Classrooms
The Link Between Teacher and School Effectiveness.
The Link Between Teacher Observation and School Improvement
Examples of Informal and Formal Teacher Observational Systems
Informal Teacher Observation
Formal Teacher Observation
Using Benchmark Data for Comparison Purposes with Classroom Profiles
Examples of Creating Classroom Profiles for Schools
General Procedures for Creating Profiles
A Pair of "Restructured" Schools
Eastside Elementary School analyses
Westside Elementary School analyses
General Conclusions from the Two Sets of School Profiles
Using Classroom Profiles to Generate Staff Development and School Improvement Plans
Recommendations for Staff Development at Westside
Recommendations included the following (Teddlie, 1996):
Conclusion: The Importance of Classroom Profiles in the Development of School Improvement Programs
References
Chapter 4 Using Learning Environment Assessments to Improve Classroom and School Climates
Instruments for Assessing Learning Environment
Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire (ICEQ)
Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI)
Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI)
Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES)
School-Level Environment Questionnaire (SLEQ)
Preferred Forms of Scales
A Technique for Improving Learning Environments
Conclusions
References
Chapter 5 Organizational Health Profiles for High Schools1
School Climate: Conceptual Foundations of Organizational Health
Miles's Perspective on Organizational Health
A Parsonian Perspective on Organizational Health
School Health: A Conceptual Framework
Organizational Health Inventory for High Schools2
Developing Items
Pilot Study
A Test of the New Measure (OHI)
Healthy School
Unhealthy School
Administering and Scoring the OHI
Administering the Instrument.
Scoring the Instrument
School Health Profiles
Example
Some Research Findings
Some Implications
A Conclusion and a Caution
Notes
References
Chapter 6 Organizational Climate and Teacher Professionalism: Identifying Teacher Work Environment Dimensions
Professionals in Organizations
Work Environment Dimensions
Role Ambiguity and Routinization
Centralization of Authority and Formalization
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Work Features
Participative Supervision
Career Development
Involvement in Decision Making
Illustrations of School Profiles on Work Environment Dimensions
Illustrative Case Study: Benjamin Davis Elementary School
How do teachers, on average, perceive the work environment dimensions?
Are work environment dimensions related to teachers' job satisfaction and organizational commitment?
How do teachers respond to selected items?
Incorporating Qualitative Measures in the School Profile
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 7 Perceptions of Parents and Community Members as a Measure of School Climate
Introduction
Theoretical Framework Derived From Review of Literature
Methods
Project Planning Phase
Survey Form Construction
Survey Administration and Distribution
Analysis of the Surveys
Results of the Parent Survey
Instructional Environment
Instructional Process
Communication
Administration
Analysis of the Community Survey
Instructional Environment
School as Community Member
School Security
Discussion
References
Chapter 8 The Teachers' Lounge and its Role in Improving Learning Environments in Schools
The Conceptual Framework: The Relationships Between School Climate and Life in Teachers' Lounges
Professional Communities in Schools
Teachers' Perceptions of the Climate of their Lounges
Teachers' Lounges Questionnaire.
Demographic and School Background Data
The Characteristics of Teachers' Lounges-Their Perceived Climate
Spheres of Perceived Influence of Teachers' Lounges on Life in Schools
Teachers' Lounges and Students' Achievement
Concluding Comments-Potential Uses of the Analysis of the Climate of Teachers' Lounges
References
Chapter 9 The Impact of Principal Change Facilitator Style on School and Classroom Culture
Early Observations of the Connection Between Leaders and Climate
The Role of the Principal is Discovered
Three Change Facilitator Styles
Researching the Change Facilitator Style of Principals
The Need to Know More About Change Facilitator Style
Six Underlying Dimensions of Change Facilitator Style
Cluster 1: Concern for People
Cluster 2: Organizational Efficiency
Cluster 3: Strategic Sense
Development of the Change Facilitator Style Questionnaire
Developing the Items on the CFSQ
Characteristics of the CFS Questionnaire
CFSQ Profile Interpretation
Psychometric Qualities of the CFSQ
Estimating Overall CF Style
Improving School Climate
Appendix 9.1: Descriptions of three change facilitator styles
Appendix 9.2: Change facilitator style questionnaire
References
Chapter 10 The Phoenix Rises From its Ashes Doesn't It?
Introduction
Phoenix School
Methods
Results
Calvert Implementation at Phoenix: 1990-1994
Pre-implementation
An achievable plan
Funding
Non-Fiscal Support
Curriculum
Classroom instruction
Outcomes: 1990-1994
Norm-referenced testing
Attendance
School holding power
Disciplinary removals
Implementation at Phoenix: 1994-1997
Results: 1995-1996
Norm-referenced testing
Discussion
Notes
References
Chapter 11 Three Creative Ways to Measure School Climate and Next Steps
Introduction.
The Need for Feedback
The Impact of Changing School Levels
Entrance and Exit Interviews
The Cafeteria from Hell
Next Steps
Conclusions
Note
References
Notes on Contributors
Index.

School climate : measuring, improving and sustaining healthy learning environments / edited by H. Jerome Freiberg.

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