An application of the Finlayson School climate scales to four Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools

The Finlayson School Climate Questionnaires were administered to four independent secondary schools, each belonging to the Seventh-day Adventist system of education. Two were boarding schools situated in Perth and Melbourne and two were day schools situated in Adelaide and Melbourne. The data were collected at the end of 1977 and analysed by the University of New England factorial analysis computer program. This program was devised by the University for the project of which this study forms a part.

The factorial solution obtained in this study indicates that the Finlayson Questionnaires can be used to measure factors relevant to the concept of school climate in Australian Schools. As one would expect the factorial solution differs to that obtained by Finlayson in British secondary schools.

The factorial solution obtained in this study are compared to those obtained by the U.N.E. and another writers similar application to three Catholic secondary schools. Considerable agreement is found. The scores obtained by the four S.D.A. schools, on individual factors, were compared to those obtained by 42 other Australian schools selected by the computer. Attempt is made to relate this comparison to differences in underlying philosophy.

Availability:
Free
Publication Date:
1978
Author:
R A Ecclestone
Order Information:
Copy available from Avondale College Library [371.0716794 Ec2]
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Unpublished Plans & Papers
Resource Objective:
Research
Level:
Kindergarten-Grade 12
Audience:
Researcher
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist