The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah

This research aims to identify the type of culture at a High Performance School (HPS) and Low Performance School (LPS) in the state of Kedah. The research instrument used to measure the type of organizational culture was adapted from Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (Cameron & Quinn,...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Daud, Yaakob, Raman, Arumugam, Don, Yahya, Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian, Hussin, Fauzi
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spelling my.uum.repo.142412016-04-27T02:29:45Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/14241/ The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah Daud, Yaakob Raman, Arumugam Don, Yahya Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Hussin, Fauzi LB Theory and practice of education This research aims to identify the type of culture at a High Performance School (HPS) and Low Performance School (LPS) in the state of Kedah. The research instrument used to measure the type of organizational culture was adapted from Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (Cameron & Quinn, 2006) based on Competing Values Framework Quinn and Rohrbaugh (1983) Model.Two HPSs and two LPSs representing 129 teachers were chosen as research samples.Research findings showed that the current dominant culture in both HPS and LPS is Hierarchy (M=36.76, M=30.63 & SD = 8.23, SD=7.83) consecutively. Both types of schools practice Market culture and the average scores for both types of schools are the same whereby HPS (M=25.7,SD=8.56) and LPS (M=25.94, SD=8.32). However, HPS practices less Clan culture (M=21.15, SD=8.74) compared to LPS (M=24.18, SD=6.97). The Clan culture is more prominent in LPS compared to HPS. Both types of schools practice Adhocracy less which are (M=17.75, SD=6.94) in HPS and (M=19.81, SD=6.78) in LPS respectively. The findings showed that teachers in both types of schools would like to have the Clan culture practiced in their schools with the same average scores, M=34.89, SD=8.22. HPS prefers the Market culture (M=26.01, SD=6.32) compared to LPS Market culture (M=23.01, SD=.22). However they accepted Adhocracy less in HPS (M=20.02, SD=8.31) and LPS (M=21.58, SD=7.89). Nevertheless, Hierarchy culture in HPS (M=19.32, SD=6.45) and in LPS (M=21.05, SD=6.68) are widely practiced. From the comparisons made, it can be concluded that both types of schools widely practice the Hierarchy and Market cultures in schools.The recommendations for further studies were also suggested. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://repo.uum.edu.my/14241/1/41033-154084-1-PB.pdf Daud, Yaakob and Raman, Arumugam and Don, Yahya and Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian and Hussin, Fauzi (2015) The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah. International Education Studies, 8 (2). pp. 21-31. ISSN 1913-9020 http://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v8n2p21 doi:10.5539/ies.v8n2p21
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Daud, Yaakob
Raman, Arumugam
Don, Yahya
Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
Hussin, Fauzi
The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah
description This research aims to identify the type of culture at a High Performance School (HPS) and Low Performance School (LPS) in the state of Kedah. The research instrument used to measure the type of organizational culture was adapted from Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (Cameron & Quinn, 2006) based on Competing Values Framework Quinn and Rohrbaugh (1983) Model.Two HPSs and two LPSs representing 129 teachers were chosen as research samples.Research findings showed that the current dominant culture in both HPS and LPS is Hierarchy (M=36.76, M=30.63 & SD = 8.23, SD=7.83) consecutively. Both types of schools practice Market culture and the average scores for both types of schools are the same whereby HPS (M=25.7,SD=8.56) and LPS (M=25.94, SD=8.32). However, HPS practices less Clan culture (M=21.15, SD=8.74) compared to LPS (M=24.18, SD=6.97). The Clan culture is more prominent in LPS compared to HPS. Both types of schools practice Adhocracy less which are (M=17.75, SD=6.94) in HPS and (M=19.81, SD=6.78) in LPS respectively. The findings showed that teachers in both types of schools would like to have the Clan culture practiced in their schools with the same average scores, M=34.89, SD=8.22. HPS prefers the Market culture (M=26.01, SD=6.32) compared to LPS Market culture (M=23.01, SD=.22). However they accepted Adhocracy less in HPS (M=20.02, SD=8.31) and LPS (M=21.58, SD=7.89). Nevertheless, Hierarchy culture in HPS (M=19.32, SD=6.45) and in LPS (M=21.05, SD=6.68) are widely practiced. From the comparisons made, it can be concluded that both types of schools widely practice the Hierarchy and Market cultures in schools.The recommendations for further studies were also suggested.
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author Daud, Yaakob
Raman, Arumugam
Don, Yahya
Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
Hussin, Fauzi
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Raman, Arumugam
Don, Yahya
Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
Hussin, Fauzi
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title The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah
title_short The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah
title_full The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah
title_fullStr The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah
title_full_unstemmed The type of culture at a high performance schools and low performance school in the state of Kedah
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