title: [Scale of organizational learning in schools. Organizational learning is a key element for the development of organizations].
abstract: Organizational learning is a key element for the development of organizations. School organizations are not exempt from this challenge and they currently face a highly dynamic and demanding context of education policies that emphasize the school's ability to learn. Thus, research on organizational learning in educational contexts requires valid instruments that are sensitive to the specifics of schools as organizations. In this study, we adapted and validated a scale of organizational learning in a sample of 119 Chilean municipal schools (N= 1,545). The results suggest a structural model made up of three factors: culture of learning, strategic clarity, and group learning. These factors predicted dimensions of educational achievement, as measured through the National Assessment System of Educational Achievement (SNED). Results are discussed in view of the literature on school improvement.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 4059 Viña del Mar, Chile. veronica.lopez@ucv.cl
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ahumada
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Olivares
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D004522:Educational Status; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D009938:Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*