The relationship between faculty members' perception of organizational culture types and their preferences for instruction and counselling in Iranian College of Education and Psychology

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between faculty members' perception of organizational culture types and their preferences for instruction and counselling responsibilities in Shiraz, Tehran and Ahvaz both public and private Universities, Colleges of education and psychology. Statistical population of this study comprised of all Shiraz, Tehran and Ahvaz colleges of Education and Psychology faculty members. Using classified random sampling, 4 colleges were selected. In order to collect data two instruments were used in this study i.e. Counsellor Educator Task importance Instrument (CETII) (Orr, 2005) and Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) (Cameron & Quinn, 1999). Results indicated a significant effect of organizational culture types for scholarship and service responsibilities. Additionally, there was a significant organizational culture type x university type interaction effect for scholarship and teaching responsibilities. And a significant organizational culture types x Academic Rank interaction effect for teaching and service responsibilities as well. However, the results showed neither significant organizational culture type x university type interaction effect nor significant organizational culture type x years of service interaction effect for teachers' counselling and instruction responsibilities. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.