The Status-Quo of the Prevailing Organizational Climate in Qassim Region Secondary Schools from the Viewpoints of the Female Teachers

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The current study aimed at identifying the prevailing organizational climate in
Qassim region secondary schools from the viewpoints of the teachers and revealing
the effect of the study variables (specialization, experience, training courses) on the
responses of the study participants in order to determine the prevailing
organizational climate in Qassim region secondary schools. The study made use of
the descriptive method for fulfilling its purpose. Halben and Crovette scale, which
consists of eight dimensions, four dimensions for assessing the behaviors of the
leader (isolation, focus on productivity, consideration, modeling) and four
dimensions for assessing the behavior of the participants (familiarity, belonging,
disintegration, obstacles) was adopted as an instrument for collecting the study
data from the participants (totaling 340 female teachers in Qassim region
secondary schools). The results of the study revealed that the prevailing
organizational climate in Qassim region secondary schools is average. There are no
statistically significant differences in the responses of the study participants
concerning the prevailing organizational climate due to the specialization. There
are no statistically significant differences in the responses of the study participants
concerning the prevailing organizational climate in relation to the behavior of the
participants concerning the dimensions of (disintegration, familiarity, belonging)
due to the specialization. There are no statistically significant differences in the
responses of teachers with different years of experience and training courses
concerning the organizational climate with respect to the leading behavior.
However, there are statistically significant differences in the responses of the study
participants with different years of experience and training courses with respect to
the teacher's behavior

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