MANAGING CULTURE IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

MANAGING CULTURE IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

A.  Definition of Organizational Culture

Organizational culture is a system of peer values-values ​​which collectively followed and adhered to by its members. This role could limit the value and direct how their members to behave and work. organizational culture is a system of values ​​held and carried out by members of an organization, so that such a thing could distinguish these organizations and other organizations. Organizational culture can be influenced by among other things:

1.      Innovation and risk-taking: the driving power level members of the organization to be innovative and take risks.

2.      Attention to detail: the level of charges against members of the organization to be watching carefully.

3.      Orientation towards the result: the level of charges against members of the organization to be more focus on the research results.

4.      The orientation of the individual: the level of management decisions in considering the effects on the individual results that exist within an organization.

5.      Orientation to a team: the level of activity set out in team work.

6.      Aggressiveness: demands to the members of the organization to be able to apply aggressive and can compete in goodness.

7.      Stability: suppression activities of the organization in maintaining the status quo versus growth.

Has the organizational culture and keeping the following functions:

1.      Culture creates a clear distinction between an organization of the other organizations.

2.      Culture gives a sense of identity for members - members of the organization.

3.      Culture is committed to facilitate the emergence of a wider than a person's individual self-interest

4.      Culture is the social glue that helps unite the organization with standards have been of the right thing to do.

5.      Culture as a maker of meaning and control mechanisms that guide and shape the attitudes and behavior of members of the organization.

B.  Type Culture Organization

1.      Network culture

2.      Mercenary culture

3.      Fragmented culture

4.      Cimmunal culture.

C.  The Role of Organizational Culture in Educational Institutions

The importance of building an organizational culture in schools or educational institutions especially with respect to achieving the objectives of school education and improved school performance. Delivered by Stephen Stolp (1994) on School Culture published in Eric Digest and several studies indicate that organizational culture in school correlates with increased motivation and student achievement and teacher job satisfaction and productivity.

Efforts to develop an organizational culture in schools, especially in respect of the principal tasks as leaders and managers in schools. In this case, the principal should be able to see the school environment in a holistic manner, in order to obtain a broader framework for understanding the issues that are difficult and complex relationships in school. Through the deepening understanding of the organizational culture in school, then it will be better in giving the refinement of the values, beliefs and attitudes that are important to improve the stability and maintenance of the learning environment.

D.  Principal Role in Managing Schools

1.      The role relating to personal relationships, including the principal as a figurehead or symbol of the organization, leader, or leader, and liaison or liaison.

2.      related information, including the principal as monitors, disseminator and Spokesman who disseminate information to all environments.

3.      Relating to decision-making, which includes the principal as an entrepreneur, disturbance handler, provider of all sources and negotiator.