Organizational Climate

Acc.to Tagiuiri, O.C. is a relatively enduring quality of the internal environment that is experienced by its members, influences their behaviour and be described in terms of the values of a particular set of characteristics of an organisation.

Acc.to Schneider and Synder, O.C. is the summary perception which people have about an organisation. It is thus, a global expression of what an organisation is.

Halpin opines that personality is to an individual what organizational climate is to an organization.

Ecology Milieu Social System Culture

• Democratic Leadership• Cohesion• Motivation• Recognition• Participation/Involvement• Freedom

Equality InnovationsResearch insight in the classroom

Experiential Learning New learning tools and forward looking

Active students council self government opportunities

Regular staff meetings where each staff member can express their opinion freely

Collective decisions taken after thorough discussion

Teachers are delegated responsibilities

Appreciation, motivation to all Wrong practices condemned equally Equal treatment to all irrespective of caste,

community, religion, sex or financial status A lot of co-operative and collaborative

activities planned for interaction and expression

A lot of curricular and co-curricular activities to develop creative expression

Active PTA where parents can be involved and have scope to express their opinions

Interaction with the community around to develop sensitivity and commitment

Programmes to develop self-discipline Formation of committees

Principal- A role model Communicates the values and expectations

to teachers and students effectively in a non-authoritarian manner

Gives scope for creative abilities for all the students

Easily accessible to teachers and students

Delegates responsibilities so that all are equally involved in the developmental process

Organizes staff meetings where all teachers are encouraged to give their opinions and decisions taken collecively

Open door policy

Educational ManagerInter

personal

Decisional

Informational

Professional

Figurehead

Liaison Leader orSuperviso

r

NegotiatorResourcesEntrepreneur

Disturbance Handler

DisseminatorMonitor

Spokes person

External

Internal

Level of class structure Guidelines for success Rules Teaching expectations Monitoring Encouragement Correction Managing students work

Derived from the word “discipulus” – means to learn

“the result of a gradual building up of habits of self control and co-operation and carried out by pupils, not because it is imposed from above, but because of the recognition of its necessity and value.

• Acc.to University Education Commission (1948)

“It is important that good discipline be looked upon not as student conformity to arbitrary standards of conduct, but rather as individual responsibilty for behaviour

Discipline in school generally means “order and system in doing things, regularity and obedience to commands.

“Discipline consists in the submission of one’s impulses and power to a regulation which imposes from upon chaos and brings efficiency and economy where there would otherwise be ineffectiveness and waste, though, part of our nature, may resist this control, it’s acceptance must, on the whole, be willing acceptance”.

• Headmaster• Teacher• Teaching methods• A good school environment• Co-curricular activities• Self government in schools• Effective team work• Building up traditions• Judicious use of rewards and punishments