The Scale of School Organizational Culture in Indonesia

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Title: The Scale of School Organizational Culture in Indonesia
Language: English
Authors: Burhanuddin, Burhanuddin
Source: International Journal of Educational Management. 2019 33(7):1582-1595.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Culture, Measurement, Elementary Schools, Test Construction, Test Validity, Factor Analysis
Geographic Terms: Indonesia
DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-01-2018-0030
ISSN: 0951-354X
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a measurement model in order to investigate sorts of organizational cultures (OCs) existing in school organizations. Design/methodology/approach: This study involved 300 teachers of Primary Schools in the Malang City, East Java Indonesia. It used a quantitative approach with structural equation modelling to develop a measurement model of school OC. To enable the measure of this variable to work, OC scale was constructed and validated employing a confirmatory factor analysis. Findings: Results suggest items of the scale are conceptualized as unidimensional measure. The scale, thus, could be used to examine and properly identified types of OCs within a school setting. Research limitations/implications: This study developed e-scale to measure OC within a school context. The measure was tested in referring to the data derived from a limited sample of primary school teachers in Malang City, Indonesia. Practical implications: This study recommends that school principals are expected to create an OC to ensure the improvement of individual capacities is carried out effectively. Originality/value: The investigation focused on a school OC as a complex project. Since not many research studies developed the scales to measure this specific cultural construct, the findings add to the theory in this area.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1229972
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a measurement model in order to investigate sorts of organizational cultures (OCs) existing in school organizations. Design/methodology/approach: This study involved 300 teachers of Primary Schools in the Malang City, East Java Indonesia. It used a quantitative approach with structural equation modelling to develop a measurement model of school OC. To enable the measure of this variable to work, OC scale was constructed and validated employing a confirmatory factor analysis. Findings: Results suggest items of the scale are conceptualized as unidimensional measure. The scale, thus, could be used to examine and properly identified types of OCs within a school setting. Research limitations/implications: This study developed e-scale to measure OC within a school context. The measure was tested in referring to the data derived from a limited sample of primary school teachers in Malang City, Indonesia. Practical implications: This study recommends that school principals are expected to create an OC to ensure the improvement of individual capacities is carried out effectively. Originality/value: The investigation focused on a school OC as a complex project. Since not many research studies developed the scales to measure this specific cultural construct, the findings add to the theory in this area.
ISSN:0951-354X
DOI:10.1108/IJEM-01-2018-0030