The School Organizational Development Questionnaire (SODQ) -- A Diagnostic Study of the Human Organization in Schools.

It is the identification of the crucial variables and means of measuring them wherein lies a major problem related to the organization, administration, and the productive effectiveness of schools. The purpose of this study is to further refine a means of measuring and diagnosing dysfunctions in school systems in relationship to the variables identified. It aims to determine the nature of school organizational processes as measured by the School Organizational Development Questionnaire (SODQ) across the wide spectrum of different school organizations. More specifically, the study intends to (1) investigate in a number of school systems of various sizes in various regions of the United States discrepancies in school organizational processes at various levels of the school system and with different segments of the school population; (2) provide participating institutions with the result of the study for their own purposes in school organizational development; (3) provide the documentation necessary for replicating the study; and (4) determine the measurement characteristics of the SODQ. (Overall pale copy.) (Author/WM)