Organizational Climate of High Schools in Andhra Pradesh

Organizational climate of an institution refers to an interpersonal relationship with in the group (staff/teachers) and between the group and its leaders/principal. The purpose of the present investigation is to know the organizational climate of high schools situated in Andhra Pradesh. Descriptive survey method has been used. 250 high school teachers have been selected for the study by using simple random sampling technique. The School organizational climate was considered as criterion variable and gender and type of management have been considered as background variables. The School Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (SOCDQ) developed by Sharma (1972) has been used for achieving the objective of the study. The ‘t’ test result shows that there is no significant difference in teachers perceived organizational climate of high schools due to variation in the gender and type of management. In the light of the findings of the present study, it has been indicated that the school organizational climate is the influential factor for teachers for better job satisfaction and it is also affect on their leadership effectiveness.