Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Education Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration

2012

Collaborative school culture

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Education

Relationship Of Collaborative School Culture And School Achievement, Karen Durrence Bland Jan 2012

Relationship Of Collaborative School Culture And School Achievement, Karen Durrence Bland

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this correlational, quantitative study was to examine the magnitude and direction of the relationship between collaborative school culture and school achievement in rural, economically disadvantaged middle schools utilizing a 6, 7, 8 grade configuration. Survey data was collected from 263 teachers representing 12 rural, economically disadvantaged middle schools in the state of Georgia. Data collection tools included the Learning Community Culture Indicator (LCCI) 4.0 survey developed by Williams, Matthews, Stewart, and Hilton (2007) and the Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Test (GCRCT).

The study generated data from 12 middle schools regarding the overall functionality level of their collaborative …