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School Culture
Sender : Abolfazl Bakhtiyari
• “If only schools would behave more like
businesses.”
• The culture of an enterprise plays the
dominant role in exemplary performance.
• Highly respected organizations have
evolved a shared system of informal
folkways and traditions that infuse work
with meaning, passion, and purpose.
Objectives
• Define school culture
and its elements.
• Share examples of
school culture and its
elements.
• Connect school culture
to discipline
• Based on Shaping
School Culture by
Terence Deal and Kent
Peterson
School Culture
• Culture fosters school
effectiveness and
productivity.
• Teachers can succeed in a
culture focused on
productivity rather than
maintenance or ease of work,
performance, and
improvement.
• Provides focus and
collegiality, social motivation
to persevere.
• Encourages, sanctions, and
rewards the professionals’
constant task of improving
their craft.
School Culture
• Culture improves collegial
and collaborative activities
that foster better
communication and
problem-solving activities.
• There is a better climate
for social and professional
exchange of ideas.
School Culture
• Culture fosters successful
change and improvement
efforts.
• Toxic cultures that support
mediocrity, inertia and
apathy are not innovative.
• Schools that embrace
norms of performance,
change, and efficacy, staff
will seek innovative
practice.
School Culture
• Culture builds
commitment and
identification for staff,
students and
administrators.
• People are motivated and
feel committed to an
organization that has
meaning, values, and an
ennobling purpose.
School Culture
• Culture amplifies energy,
motivation, and vitality of
school staff, students, and
community.
• “The context is
infectious.”
• School climate and culture
influence the emotional
and psychological
orientation of staff.
School Culture
• Culture increases the
focus of daily behavior
and attention on what is
important and valued.
• With strong and
meaningful values, the
daily work is focused on
quality instruction,
continuous refinement of
teaching and accelerated
learning of all students.
Implications for Discipline
• How can school culture affect discipline?
• What can an assistant principal do to affect
school culture and discipline?
Schools as Tribes
• School cultures, not matter whom they
serve become like tribes and clans--
– deep ties among people, and
– values and traditions that give meaning to
everyday life.
Vision and Value
• The Bedrock of culture.
•
of what people do.
• Purpose and Definition of
Success
– extracurricular success
– performing well
– learning for the elite
– surviving or not making
waves
– embracing the new flavor
of the month
– learning for all students
• Values, Beliefs, Assumptions,
and Norms
Ritual and Ceremony
• Culture in Action
• Rituals are procedures or
routines that are infused
with deeper meaning.
– Greetings and goodbyes.
– transition rituals to
bridge changes in
practice or procedures.
–
challenges
– initiation rituals
– closing rituals
Ritual and Ceremony
• Ceremonies are complex,
culturally sanctioned ways
that schools celebrate
successes, communicate
values, and recognize
special contributions of
staff and students.
– Opening Day
– Community Renewal
– Seasonal Renewal
– Management
ceremonies
– Integrative ceremonies
– Recognition
Traditions
• Build professionalism
• Recognize
contributions of others
• Examples
History and Stories
• Knowing history is critical
to deep understanding of
the culture of a school.
• Past events influence
present cultural practices
in dramatic fashion.
• History is an aggregate of
stories about people and
events.
• Stories demonstrate the
range of values, beliefs,
and assumptions that
expressed the values
undergirding the emerging
culture.
• Storyteller are powerful
and indispensable
members of the cultural
network.
Symbols and Signs
• Represent intangible
cultural values and
beliefs.
• Play a powerful role in
cultural cohesion and
pride.
• Unifies a group and
gives it direction and
purpose.
Symbols and Signs
•
• Displays of student
work.
• Banners.
• Displays of past
achievements.
• Hall of Honor
• Mascots.
• Historical artifacts and
collections.
Symbols and Signs
Living Logos
• Symbolism of Action
• Symbolism of School
Tour
• Symbolism of Intellectual
Engagement
• Symbolism of Writing
• Symbolism of
Communicating Ideas
• Symbolism of Advocacy
• Symbolism of Collegial
Sharing
• Symbolism of Warm
Greetings
• Symbolism of Song
• Symbolism of Joy,
Laughter, and Fun
• Symbolism of Storytelling
• Symbolism of Recognition
• Symbolism of
Professional Learning.
School Culture and Discipline
• How do the following elements influence
discipline?
– Vision and value
– Ritual and ceremony
– Traditions
– History and stories
– Symbols and signs
– Living logos
School Culture
• Knitting the elements of
culture into an artistic
tapestry is like creating a
word from the letters of
the alphabet. Juxtaposed
with one another, the
letters from a meaningful
expressions, just as
combing the elements of
culture create a cohesive
school identity.
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Further site
http://www.tepsa.org/AP/Handouts05/TEPSASchoolCulture.pdf
http://www.centerforcsri.org/files/Center_IB_Dec06_C.pdf
http://www.schoolculture.com/ideas.html
http://www.centerforcsri.org/files/Center_IB_Dec06_C.pdf
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_the_school_culture_support_or_impede_learning
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http://www.tepsa.org/AP/Handouts05/TEPSASchoolCulture.pdf