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School Climate Scale
The School Climate Scale (SCS) is an institutional assessment tool that measures the overall social and emotional environment of a school. Grounded in organizational climate research, instruments such as Hoy and Tarter's Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ) evaluate dimensions including principal leadership, teacher collaboration, student relationships, and school safety, providing schools with data on the intangible but crucial aspects of school life that affect student outcomes and well-being.
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- Anderson, C. S. (1982). The search for school climate: a review of the research. Review of Educational Research, 52(3), 368-420. DOI: 10.3102/00346543052003368 ↗
- Hoy, W. K., Tarter, C. J., & Kottkamp, R. B. (2000). Open Schools/Healthy Schools: Measuring Organizational Climate. Sage Publications. link ↗