Typology of the organizational culture of schools

The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of organizational culture in schools, focusing on its typology, which could be used as a guide for school administrators in the rapid changes. This qualitative research was a kind of analytical-case study with a library method. The surveyed community included sources, compilations and authoritative researches of the last four decades in the field of organizational culture of schools inside and outside the country that were available in accordance with the search terms. A sample of 308 cases that provided theorizing, modeling, and typology. With content analysis and subject coding, the findings were identified in two categories. In the first category, the approach is based on three categories (1. Functionalism, 2. Process-driven approach, 3. Improvement-Efficiency approach) with the aim of understanding the phenomenon of school culture and strategies for increasing school performance. In the second category, with the methodological view of research and application of the results in three groups, descriptive evaluation studies, correlation studies and school culture studies. This typology shows that the school has a specific organizational culture, based on the factors and backgrounds, and that managers and educational leaders with a comprehensive understanding of patterns can be the discoverer and creator a positive organizational culture in schools.