Values of the organisational culture in schools

Knowing the culture of an organisation is necessary as it probably constitutes an useful anticipatory element of its evolution on a long term. The organisational culture gives value to an organization, sets certain behavioural patterns which express its unique identity. The organisational culture contains visible and invisible elements tightly connected with each other. Most of the times, the invisible part constitutes the deep organisational culture. At the basis of the organisational culture there are the values, which set tone for the behaviours and attitudes of the individuals in any institution. The organisational values are factors of uniqueness and personality: they define the work process, the decisions and the actions of an institution. Studies have emphasized that, although investigating the 'personality" of the organisation is not an easy task, it is important to acknowledge the climate of the organisational culture in order to maximize the efficiency of employees' work. Our research aims to identify the values considered essential for the efficient functioning of several school organisations. As such, a sample of 50 teachers from four different institutions in the urban and rural areas was used. Based on specific literature and focus -group discussions we proposed a set of indicators which underwent a hierarchy based on teachers' opinions. The indicators submitted to the discussion include team work, efficient communication, delegating tasks, discipline, ability to adapt to changes etc. The data collected were processed with the SPSS analysis. The results are useful as they can offer insights on what is considered to be of essence in the school organizations.