Determination of Indicators of School Culture in Primary Schools

School culture is one of the indicators of school quality. Effective school leaders are continually working on changing the school, analyzing and examining why their school needs to become a better place for all students and employees. To change school culture it is very important to determine at what level it is, what elements representing it are satisfactory, and which elements are essential to be changed with the goal of improving them. The aim of this study was to determine indicators of school culture in primary schools and on this basis to determine its level. Indicators of school culture were viewed from the point of view of 562 teachers, assistants and other staff in primary schools. Through factor analysis seven indicators of school culture were distinguished in primary schools: encouraging joint work, evaluating employee achievement, teacher collegiality, principal-teacher feedback, learning partnership, colleagues’ compliments and personal involvement of teachers.

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