Educators and the quality of their work environment: An analysis of the organisational climate in primary schools

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-68

  Vos, D ^a   van der Westhuizen, Philip C ^a   Mentz, P J ^a   Ellis, S M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Educational environment; Effective schools; Improving organizational climate; Improving school climate; Management styles; Organisational climate; Organizational climate description questionnaire (OCDQ); Primary schools; School climate; Teacher morale and attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857842539     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v32n1a520     Document Type: Article

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