A new model of school culture: A response to a call for conceptual clarity

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-153

  Schoen, La Tefy ^a   Teddlie, Charles ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural change; Improvement; Organizational culture; School climate; School culture; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749098911     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450802095278     Document Type: Review

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