Title

An investigation of the relationship among teacher personality typologies and perception of organizational climate in secondary schools

Abstract

This study sought to examine the constructs of organizational climate and the Heath (1964) typology to assess the relationship between professional staff members' perception of organizational climate within secondary schools and their personality. School climate was assessed by the administration of the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire - Rutgers Secondary, and personality characteristics were identified by the Heath Typology Assessment Instrument. Data were collected in two separate and distinct phases and the results were reported accordingly. The first phase consisted of an availability sampling of subjects holding professional staff positions in secondary schools in Central Florida. The second phase was a school based study of a volunteer sampling of subjects holding professional staff positions. Pearson product-moment correlation, analysis of variance, and post hoc comparision were used to analyze the data. Significant differences were determined at the .05 level. A maximum likelihood interbattery factor analysis was also performed to assess latent dimensionality. Findings indicated significant relationships among personality typologies and perception of climate components. Three interpretable factors (Barricades; Mother Hen; Square Peg) were found to support the first order perception of climate. In addition, specific personality scores were shown to be significantly related to the demographic variables. It was concluded that personality measures and perceived climate dimensions interact to form organizational climate in secondary schools.

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Graduation Date

1989

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Dziuban, Charles D.

Degree

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

College

College of Education

Department

Administration and Supervision

Format

PDF

Pages

236 p.

Language

English

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0027041

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Education; Education -- Dissertations, Academic

Accessibility Status

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