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What is one tangible thing that may give an initial indication of a school's culture according to the text?
What is one tangible thing that may give an initial indication of a school's culture according to the text?
- The school's cafeteria menu
- The school's extracurricular activities
- The school's mission statement (correct)
- The school's sports teams
What did Foster and Bates propose about influencing school culture?
What did Foster and Bates propose about influencing school culture?
- It should be avoided as it can be very disruptive
- It is not worth the effort to try and influence school culture
- It could result in positive or negative orientation depending on the agenda of the leader (correct)
- It is impossible to influence school culture
What does the text say about the pace of change in schools and its impact on school culture?
What does the text say about the pace of change in schools and its impact on school culture?
- The pace of change in schools has no impact on school culture
- Schools can maintain their culture regardless of the pace of change
- The rapidly accelerating pace of change makes standing still impossible, so schools are either getting better or getting worse (correct)
- The pace of change in schools is slow and has little impact on school culture
What does the text say about how school cultures can be examined?
What does the text say about how school cultures can be examined?
What does the text say about typologies that describe and label different idealized types of school culture?
What does the text say about typologies that describe and label different idealized types of school culture?
What does the text say about schools with similar contextual characteristics?
What does the text say about schools with similar contextual characteristics?
According to Hargreaves (1994), what does 'individualism' refer to in the context of teaching cultures?
According to Hargreaves (1994), what does 'individualism' refer to in the context of teaching cultures?
Which of the following best describes 'collaboration' in teaching cultures?
Which of the following best describes 'collaboration' in teaching cultures?
What does 'contrived collegiality' refer to in the context of teaching cultures?
What does 'contrived collegiality' refer to in the context of teaching cultures?
Which of the following best describes 'balkanization' in teaching cultures?
Which of the following best describes 'balkanization' in teaching cultures?
Which of the following cultures has received the most attention in relation to school improvement?
Which of the following cultures has received the most attention in relation to school improvement?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of an existing culture in schools?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of an existing culture in schools?
