title: Faculty/student perception of organizational climates in the schools of nursing, Oyo State, Nigeria.
abstract: This study examined the influence of educational status and gender on the faculty and students' perceptions of their school climates. A self-designed questionnaire was used to elicit information from the 385 subjects (320 students and 65 tutors). Analysis using the t-test technique revealed that there were no significant differences at the 0.05 level of probability in the perceptions of: (a) faculty and students on climate variables "thrust" (t = 0.31) and "control" (t = 1.19); and (b) both sexes on climate variables "thrust" (t = 1.69), "control" (t = 1.13) and "disengagement" (t = -0.53). The conclusion therefore, is that educational status and gender have little or no influence on the peoples' perception of their school climates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Oyeleye
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012938:Social Perception; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires