INTRODUCTION:
The concept of culture refers to a group’s shared beliefs, customs, and behavior. A college culture includes the obvious elements of schedules, curriculum, demographics, and policies, as well as the social interactions that occur within those structures and give a college its look and feel as friendly, elite, competitive, inclusive and so on. College culture is inextricably linked to classroom culture. Just as culture is critical to understanding the dynamics behind any thriving community, organization, or business, the daily realities and deep structure of college life hold the key to educational success. Reforms that strive for educational excellence are likely to fail unless they are meaningfully linked to the college’s unique culture. The different aspects of culture are primarily formed through teacher-student interactions and classroom culture is an intrinsic part of college culture.
RESEARCH PROBLEM:
Today the students are expected to be equipped with specialized knowledge, communication skills, work ethics, customer relations & service management and above all a positive attitude. A familiarity process of getting to know the impact of positive college culture on the students academic achievements, as today’s students are tomorrows managers who will be able to correlate the work place culture and organizations success in their careers ahead. A majority of the higher educational institutions in India are primarily government run and controlled. The fees charged by all the public and private institutions are regulated tightly but the quality control is indifferent. The quality of education much depends on the institution’s culture – which may be positive or toxic. Only very limited studies are conducted which examines the institutions culture in shaping the students academic achievements. Hence this study attempts to analyze the importance of culture audit in institutions as undertaken and popularized in the corporate sectors.
“What are the factors that contribute to the existing cultural gaps in educational institutions? How does the college culture influence the students academic achievements?”
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the impact of positive college culture on the students academic achievements.
Secondary Objectives:
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To discuss the students perceived college culture
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To measure and describe the current cultural dimensions
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To visualize the ideal future culture
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To identify the domains of cultural change
