THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND INFORMAL COMMUNICATION ON SCHOOL CLIMATE

Abstract

Background

Effective communication both formal and informal plays a crucial role in shaping a positive school climate, enhancing teacher job satisfaction, improving student performance, and supporting the successful implementation of educational programs.

Purpose

This study aims to quantitatively examine the influence of organizational communication and informal communication on the school climate at SDN Kowel III Pamekasan.

Research Methodology

A correlational quantitative research design was employed by distributing questionnaires to a sample of 27 participants. Hypothesis testing was conducted using t-tests and F-tests. 

Result

That organizational communication did not have a significant effect on the school climate, as indicated by the t-value of -0.351, which is less than the critical t-table value of 2.056 at α = 0.05; thus, H₀ is accepted. Conversely, informal communication had a significant positive effect, with a t-value of 2.957 exceeding the t-table value, indicating H₀ is rejected. The F-test further showed a simultaneous effect of both variables on the school climate, with an F-value of 9.784 > F-table value of 3.40.

Conclusion

Although organizational communication alone was not individually significant, in combination with informal communication, both contributed positively to fostering a school climate characterized by flexibility, responsibility, and recognition.