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Power DynamicsPower Dynamics&&Roles in theRoles in theInformal SystemInformal System
 
 
 The Educational “Climate” & The Educational “Climate” &School EffectivenessSchool Effectiveness
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Climate refers to a general social conditionClimate refers to a general social conditionthat characterizes a group, organization /that characterizes a group, organization /community, such as the general opinion in acommunity, such as the general opinion in acommunity’community’
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climate and culture are the unofficialclimate and culture are the unofficialhappenings and the atmosphere thathappenings and the atmosphere thatpervade each educational setting – warm &pervade each educational setting – warm &accepting, strict & intolerant, large andaccepting, strict & intolerant, large andimpersonalimpersonal
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early research indicated that attention toearly research indicated that attention tothe school climate could influence studentthe school climate could influence studentacademic achievementacademic achievement
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therefore, understanding conditions ortherefore, understanding conditions orenvironment needed to maximise studentenvironment needed to maximise student
 
 
 THE VALUE CLIMATE THE VALUE CLIMATE
 
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 The climate/atmosphere of schools & The climate/atmosphere of schools &classrooms includes the schoolsclassrooms includes the schoolsarchitecture, type of classroom, ability &architecture, type of classroom, ability &age grouping and other aspects of theage grouping and other aspects of theschool.school.
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 The value climate influences motivations, The value climate influences motivations,aspirations and achievement of studentsaspirations and achievement of students
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Schools teach more than reading, writingSchools teach more than reading, writingand arithmetic. Both the formal and informaland arithmetic. Both the formal and informalorganization includes lessons in values andorganization includes lessons in values andmorals.morals.
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 Though lessons in Morals came up within the Though lessons in Morals came up within thecurriculum content of other subjects, seldomcurriculum content of other subjects, seldomwas the purpose of a lesson to instil withwas the purpose of a lesson to instil withmoral contentmoral content
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Moral education came in other forms such
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