The Relationship of School Climate to the Implementation of School Reform.

Bulach, Clete; Malone, Bobby

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ERIC Number: EJ496148

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Relationship of School Climate to the Implementation of School Reform.

Bulach, Clete; Malone, Bobby

ERS Spectrum, v12 n4 p3-8 Fall 1994

Explores the relationships among school climate, group openness, group trust, and the implementation of two Kentucky reform initiatives: school-based decision making and nongraded primary classes. Participants included 292 teachers in 13 schools. The Tennessee School Climate Inventory and the Group Openness and Trust Scale were used. Results showed that school climate significantly affects implementation efforts. (34 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Nongraded Instructional Grouping, Program Implementation, School Based Management, Trust (Psychology)

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990

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