School climate: Assessment and improvement

Abstract

In addition to defining the concept of school climate and school climate dimensions, an important segment of the conceptualization of the school climate research is also school climate improvement, which plays an important role in the development and school reform. Process of improving the school climate is a rather complex process, which involves an assessment of the school climate, analysis of the results obtained by evaluation, determination of priority areas, creation of action plans and the selection of interventions for improvement. Recognizing the need for improvement is the starting point. After assessment and analysis of the current climate in a school, the areas that need to be improved are defined, so as to establish goals, create programs, activities and interventions. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of the process of improving the school climate. Given that school climate involves a broad context in which the process of education takes place, creating a positive atmosphere in the school aims to improve school work. Maintain positive interpersonal relationships, improving the teaching, reducing the student?s problematic behavior, opening the school to the family and local community as well as the effective management of the school, these are the objectives that the school should achieve in the process of their improvement.