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Culture and Climate

Culture and Climate. What is Culture?. “. . .historically transmitted pattern of meaning." - anthropologist Clifford Geertz. Culture. Values Beliefs Myths Traditions Norms. Values. What is good and what is bad?. Beliefs.

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Culture and Climate

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  1. Culture and Climate

  2. What is Culture? “. . .historically transmitted pattern of meaning." - anthropologist Clifford Geertz

  3. Culture • Values • Beliefs • Myths • Traditions • Norms

  4. Values • What is good and what is bad?

  5. Beliefs • How do we work and what are the and consequences of our actions?

  6. Myths • Stories or legends

  7. Traditions • Big events we do every year

  8. Norms • Our unspoken rules

  9. Importance of Culture Better culture=better school

  10. Importance of Culture • Motivated teachers • Motivated students • Student achievement • Teacher satisfaction

  11. Types of School Culture • Efficacy • Trust • Academic optimism • Control

  12. Culture of Efficacy • I can make a difference!

  13. Culture of Trust • The school community has my back!

  14. Culture of Academic Optimism • This school rocks! • Efficacy • Trust • Academic emphasis

  15. Culture of Control • Autocratic • No trust of students • Rigid rules

  16. What is Climate? • The atmosphere, personality, or tone of an organization

  17. Defining Climate • disengagement • perception of burden • perception of needs being met • Feelings of positive accomplishment/direction

  18. Defining Climate • Friendly social relations • Informal principal contact with teachers • Supervision/humane treatment

  19. Defining Climate "Personality is to individuals as climate is to organization"

  20. Climate Frameworks • Openness of interpersonal relations • Health of interpersonal relations • Climate of citizenship • How teachers behave • Going above and beyond • volunteerism

  21. Culture vs. Climate • Culture is shared norms and values • Climate is perceptions of behavior

  22. Culture vs. Climate Leadership practices Climate Culture Change

  23. Assessing Climate • OCDQ • NSSE • CASE

  24. Assessing Culture ?

  25. Implications for innovation • Open Climate • Committed and professional teachers • Principals do not restrict or direct • Bottom up initiatives

  26. Implications for innovation • Closed Climate • Teachers distant and suspicious • Principals direct and restrict and are not supportive • Top down initiatives

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