Effect of Organizational Learning Culture on School Effectiveness
Every part of the school, including school success, is influenced by school culture, which is viewed as a system of meanings. The goal of this study was to determine how much organizational learning culture impacts school effectiveness in Punjab province's public schools. .The study used a causal-comparative approach with a survey design. A sample of 1037 teachers was chosen from public schools in the Punjab through multi-stage sampling. Dimensions of Learning Organizational Questionnaire (DLOQ) and School effectiveness Questionnaire (SEQ) were used to collect the data. Both questionnaires were found to be highly reliable. The study found a significant positive moderate relationship between the factors of organizational learning culture and school effectiveness with the overall relationship as .46.Further, organizational learning culture predicted 16 percent of the variance in school effectiveness.The results provide clarity to the concept of an organizational learning culture as a crucial element of effective schools. The recommendations have been suggested in the end.
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Organizational Learning Culture, School Effectiveness, School Cohesiveness, Embedded Learning, System Connections
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(1) Amna Bibi
PhD Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Akram
PhD Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Bibi, A., & Akram, M. (2022). Effect of Organizational Learning Culture on School Effectiveness. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(IV), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-IV).03
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CHICAGO : Bibi, Amna, and Muhammad Akram. 2022. "Effect of Organizational Learning Culture on School Effectiveness." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (IV): 27-39 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-IV).03
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