<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An investigation into Estonia's educators' representations of organisational culture, based on the typologies of R. Harrison and C. Handy, and into the educators' cognitive orientation on the basis of J. Rotter's internality/externality scale was carried out. The aim was to determine, whether the organisational culture in Estonia's schools supports the sustainable development of teachers. The study revealed that amongst Estonia's teachers the individuality-oriented individualistic culture dominated, and that almost half of the teachers had an external locus of control. The conclusion was drawn that the culture of learning organisation was not characteristic of Estonia's schools, while that type of culture would best support the professional and sustainable development of teachers.</p></abstract>

An investigation into Estonia's educators' representations of organisational culture, based on the typologies of R. Harrison and C. Handy, and into the educators' cognitive orientation on the basis of J. Rotter's internality/externality scale was carried out. The aim was to determine, whether the organisational culture in Estonia's schools supports the sustainable development of teachers. The study revealed that amongst Estonia's teachers the individuality-oriented individualistic culture dominated, and that almost half of the teachers had an external locus of control. The conclusion was drawn that the culture of learning organisation was not characteristic of Estonia's schools, while that type of culture would best support the professional and sustainable development of teachers.

Changes in Organisational Culture in Schools and Readiness of Teachers for Those Changes

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

An investigation into Estonia's educators' representations of organisational culture, based on the typologies of R. Harrison and C. Handy, and into the...

Changes in Organisational Culture in Schools and Readiness of Teachers for Those Changes

Published Online: May 04, 2009

Page range: 5 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0008-3

Keywords
sustainable development, organisational culture, learning organisation, locus of control, Estonia's schools

This content is open access.

Changes in Organisational Culture in Schools and Readiness of Teachers for Those Changes

Published Online: May 04, 2009

Page range: 5 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0008-3

Keywordssustainable development, organisational culture, learning organisation, locus of control, Estonia's schools

This content is open access.

Keywords
sustainable development, organisational culture, learning organisation, locus of control, Estonia's schools