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Quality Middle Schools: Open and Healthy »

Authors: Wayne K. Hoy, Dennis J. Sabo, Kevin M. Barnes
ISBN-13: 9780803964211, ISBN-10: 0803964218
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Corwin Press
Date Published: October 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Wayne K. Hoy

Book Synopsis

This book is the result of nearly two decades of research and development into providing educational researchers with a set of reliable and valid measures to study the nature of middle schools, and practitioners with a set of tools to evaluate their school climate with an aim towards organizational improvement.

	Preface
	About the Authors
	About the Collaborators
1	Climate, Culture, and Quality	1
2	The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire for Middle Schools	27
3	The Organizational Health Inventory for Middle Schools	53
4	Research Findings on School Openness, School Health, and School Quality	79
5	Using the OCDQ-RM and the OHI-M: A Practical Guide to Action	124
	OCDQ-RM	173
	Dimensions of Organizational Climate (OCDQ-RM)	175
	OCDQ-RM Profile	176
	OHI-M	177
	Dimensions of Organizational Health of Middle Schools (OHI-M)	179
	OHI-M Profile	180
	Data Report Form	181
	Computer Scoring Program Order Form	183
	References	184
	Index	194