Document Type : Original Article

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MSc in Educational Sciences, Curriculum Orientation, Faculty of Humanities, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of school climate on the creativity of high school students in Tehran in 1396. The research method was applied for the purpose of the research and the method of data collection was descriptive-survey. The statistical population of the study consisted of 1,000 secondary school students in district 4 of Tehran in the academic year 1396-1395. Among them, using Cochran's formula and multi-stage random sampling method, 280 subjects were considered as sample size. . The method of data collection was based on the Hallipin & Kraft Standard Organizational Climate Questionnaire (1963) and O'Neill & Abedi's Inventory of Creativity (1996). After collecting questionnaires, data analysis and testing of hypotheses were done using structural equation modeling method and using Smart PLS 2 software in two parts of measuring model and structural part. In the first part, technical characteristics of the questionnaire including reliability, convergent validity and divergent validity of PLS-specific questionnaire were investigated. In the second part, the software's significant coefficients were used to examine the research hypotheses. Finally, the findings of the study confirmed the effect of school climate and its octagonal dimensions on the creativity of high school students in Tehran.

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