Organizational Climate Description for Schools

Constructs

Supportive principal behavior; Directive principal behavior; Restrictive principal behavior; Collegial teacher behavior; Intimate teacher behavior; Disengaged teacher behavior

Respondents
Teachers and administrators
Grade Level
PK-6 (elementary); 7-9 (middle); 10-12 (secondary)
Cost
Free
Reports
  • Hoy, W. K. (2013). The Organizational Climate Description for Elementary Schools (OCDQ-RE): http://waynekhoy.com/ocdq-re.html
  • Hoy, W. K. (2013). The Organizational Climate Description For Middle Schools (OCDQ-RM): https://www.waynekhoy.com/ocdq-rm/
  • Hoy, W. K. (2010). The Organizational Climate Description for Secondary Schools (OCDQ-RS): https://www.waynekhoy.com/ocdq-rs/
  • Hoy, W. K., Tarter, C. J., & Kottkamp, R. B. (1991). Open schools/healthy schools: Measuring organizational climate. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage. pp. 1-19, 20-52, 138-154. Retrieved from http://www.waynekhoy.com/pdfs/open_schools_healthy_schools_book.pdf 
  • Hoy, W. K., Hoffman, J., Sabo, D., & Bliss, J. (1996). The organizational climate of middle schools. The development and test of the OCDQ-RM. Journal of Educational Administration34(1), 41-59
  • Hoy, W.K. (2014). Description of Sampling and Data Treatment. Unpublished memo
Survey Instruments

See Wayne Hoy’s website under the tab "Research Instruments" for information on the OCDQ survey series and for the various surveys: www.waynekhoy.com. Survey instruments are available in English. 

Survey Level
K-12
Survey Data
Non-federal

This is one of the K-12 Surveys listed in the School Climate Survey Compendium.

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