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This study was conducted to examine the school culture and climate dimensions as contribution factors of school effectiveness. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was used to test the school effectiveness contribute factors. Three hundred fifty-three (353) teachers from 84 primary schools in Peninsular Malaysia from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) participated in this study. Data were collected using the School Culture Survey (Gruenert, 1998, School Climate Instrument (Ross and Lowther, 2003) and School Effectiveness Instrument (Lezotte & Snyder, 2011). The results of the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis show that the dimension of school culture collaborative leadership, unity of purpose, learning partnership and teacher's collaboration contributed for 47.0% variance changes of school effectiveness. The dimension of school climate which is leadership, instruction, expectations and environment contributed 54.8% variance changes of school effectiveness. The overall results of stepwise multiple linear regression analysis showed that the school climate influence more compare the school culture. Both combination significantly contributed 52.5% variance changes of school effectiveness. The cross-sectional method limits data collection to one point in time. This study adds to a better understanding of how the combinations of school culture and climate dimensions contribute in interrelated to improve school effectiveness among primary schools. The overall thrust of this empirical study, which is to investigate the contribution of both school culture and climates dimension as influence factor of school effectiveness. This study highlights to which extent the both constructs dimensions contribute in helping to improve school effectiveness indirectly in school management. To examine the dominant of school culture and climate as contributing factor of school effectiveness.
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To Cite this Article: Koundyannan, T., Abdul Kadir, S., Basri, R., and Ayub, A. F. M. (2020). Predictors of School Effectiveness: School Culture and Climate of Sekolah Kebangsaan Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 10(11), 866-878.
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