Organizational ethics in schools in Catalonia. Model and instrument for analysis

Abstract

The contribution highlights the most relevant results and contributions derived from the study on tools to promote and analyze the development of organizational ethics in schools in Catalonia. It delves into the design and validation of a Model of stages for organizational ethical development and an Instrument for institutional self- evaluation that allows contextual analysis of institutional behavior and managerial practice under ethical criteria. The study review of the literature, 18 interviews (9 directors, 7 experts in organizational ethics, and 2 education inspectors), 442 questionnaires to school leaderships, two discussion groups, and the practical application of the Instrument in four schools. The discussion and the results point to the importance of dialogue, transparency, trust, involvement and consensus for ethical development in the school and the need for the explicit and clear commitment of the school leadership and educational administrations.