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Organizational Climate and School Effectiveness

In Public, Private and Private Sectarian

Colleges of Nursing

A Thesis

Presented to the

Graduate School of Nursing

Concordia College

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Science in Nursing

Major in Nursing Administration

By

Cyruz Polero Tuppal, RN

Manila, Philippines

March 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preliminaries Pages

Title Page i

Approval Sheet ii

Acknowledgement vi

Dedication vii

Abstract xii

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Appendices

Chapter

I. PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Statement of the Problem 3

Hypothesis 3

Scope and Limitation of the Study 3

Significance of the Study 5

Conceptual Paradigm 6

Theoretical Framework 7

Operational Definition 9

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE


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Organizational Definition 12

Organizational Climate 13

Bolman and Deal Four – Frame Organizational Theory 27

School Effectiveness and School Characteristics 55

Synthesis 83

III. METHODOLOGY

Research Design 86

Samples and Sampling Techniques 87

Instrumentation 87

Data Collection 90

Statistical Analysis 90

IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Organizational Climate among Public, Private and 93


Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing

School Effectiveness among Public, Private and 112


Private sectarian Colleges of Nursing

Relationship between Organizational Climate and 154


School Effectiveness

V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Findings of the Study 162

Conclusions 170
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Recommendations 171

BIBLIOGRAPHY 173

APPENDICES 182
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Acknowledgement

This living proof of success and fruit of labor is for all the people who provided unending
and unconditional support in the conduct of the study

To my learning homage, Concordia College


To Daughters of Charity Sisters, Sr. Novella Borjal, Sr. Editha Bagayaua and Sr. Salome
Alipio, Sr. Carmen Jimenez
To my thesis adviser, Dr. Raquel Pasigpasigan
To the panel of examiners, Dr. Linda Buhat, Mr. Rodolfo Borromeo, and Sr. Natividad
Asuncion, DC
To all my undergraduate and graduate mentors, advisors, professors and clinical
instructors
To Dean Emelita P. Lao, for her enlightenment and guidance that honed my skills as a
future nurse leader
To my Concordia College and RTRMS – MMC Batchmates 2003
To my best friends Joan Kim Corpus, Arnold Gutierrez and Yvonne Buhia
To my friends in New York, Cristina Navasero, Divina Del Rosario, Anne Jimenez and
Jovey Salazar in Indiana who have been my inspirations in the pursuance of global
competitiveness
To my closest friends, Ada Virgo, Ingrid Caspillo, Cris Adolfo
To the graduate student survivors, Jennifer Reyes, Emily Marmol, Amy Sadsad, and
Gerilyn Briones
To my colleagues in the profession and other disciplines
To my students
To all the people I met and will meet in the journey of life

My sincerest appreciation to all of you…


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DEDICATION

To my mommy

To my daddy in heaven

To my brothers Rex, Fernando, Jessie & sister Zheena

To my nephews & nieces

To the future of nursing and future nurses

And

Above all, to our Almighty Father

Who have been with me all throughout the learning process…

“There are still more to accomplish.


And its success is sweet, but the secret of it is sweat.”

C. P. T.
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LIST OF TABLES

Table Number Pages

1 Item Placement on Organizational Climate 89


2 Four - Point Likert Scale on Organizational Climate 89
3 Four – Point Likert Scale on School Effectiveness 90
4 Indicators of Structural Frame among Public, Private and 94
Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing
5 Indicators of Human Relations Frame among Public, Private and 96
Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing
6 Indicators of Political Frame among Public, Private and 100
Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing
7 Indicators of Symbolic Frame among Public, Private and 102
Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing
8 Perceived Effectiveness on Selection Policies 113
9 Perceived Effectiveness on Ranking and Promotion 117
10 Perceived Effectiveness on Teaching Assignment 119
11 Perceived Effectiveness on Performance Evaluation 121
12 Perceived Effectiveness on Faculty Development 124
13 Perceived Effectiveness on Salary and Fringe Benefits 128
14 Perceived Effectiveness on Faculty Relationships 130
15 Perceived Effectiveness on Program of Studies 132
16 Perceived Effectiveness on Instructional Procedure 135
17 Perceived Effectiveness on Classroom Management 139
18 Perceived Effectiveness on Related Learning Experience 142
19 Perceived Effectiveness on Academic Performance of the Students 144
20 Perceived Effectiveness on Supervision for Effective Instruction 146
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21 Perceived Effectiveness on Physical Plant 150


22 Verbal Description on Pearson r Moment Coefficient 0f 155
Correlation
23 Coefficient of Correlation of Organizational Climate 156
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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Number Pages

1 Conceptual Paradigm 7

2 Structural Frame among Public, Private and 104


Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing

3 Human Relations Frame among Public, Private and 107


Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing

4 Political Frame among Public, Private and 109


Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing

5 Symbolic Frame among Public, Private and 110


Private Sectarian Colleges of Nursing

6 School’s Passing Rate in the Nursing Licensure Examination 153


December 2006
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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Pages

A Letter of Intent to Conduct the Study 183

B Letter to the Respondents 184

C Questionnaire on Organizational Climate and 185


School Effectiveness

D Item Placement of Questionnaire on 189


Organizational Climate

E CHED MEMO No. 30 Series of 2001 190

F CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) 197


NO. 02 Series of 2004
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ABSTRACT

ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND SCHOOL EFECTIVENESS


IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND PRIVATE SECTARIAN
COLLEGES OF NURSING

By

CYRUZ POLERO TUPPAL


Master of Science in Nursing
Major in Administration
Graduate School of Nursing, Concordia College

Organizational climate is indeed a substantial tool that determines the area of

effectiveness, productivity and efficiency of an organization. School effectiveness is a

measure of quality and transcendental changes that govern the improvement process.

Organizational climate and school effectiveness are two constructs that should receive

equal importance.

This study aimed to determine the relationship between the organizational climate

and school effectiveness in public, private and private sectarian Colleges of Nursing.

Descriptive – comparative and descriptive – correlational research designs were

used in the study. A modified questionnaire of Leadership Orientation Instrument for

organizational climate and a self – reported survey on school effectiveness served as the

principal instruments in data gathering. Expertise of professionals was sought for construct

validity. A test - retest reliability method was employed and results revealed of reliability
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coefficient of 0.99. Thus, the instrument was highly reliable. Respondents include faculty

members who have no administrative title and hold a full-time position as an instructor in a

baccalaureate nursing program with one year teaching and at least one year clinical

experience were purposively selected from public, private and private sectarian Colleges of

Nursing. Statistical treatment of data was processed through weighted mean, ranking, one

– way analysis of variance and Pearson r moment correlation of coefficient.

The findings pointed out a significant difference in organizational climate and

school effectiveness among public, private and private sectarian Colleges of Nursing.

Findings revealed of positive, high correlation between organizational climate, faculty and

physical plant and a negative correlation on instruction and student outcome.

Recommendations were provided for further study, organizational climate

assessment and review on specific school characteristics on faculty, instruction and

physical plant and other indices of school effectiveness.

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