Abstract

This article examines various theoretical viewpoints on organizations and the traits that define schools as organizations, with an emphasis on the systems perspective of analysis. We aim to provide an integrative lens of school organization using a multidisciplinary approach. As societies have become more complex, the approach to analyzing organizations has required the use of multiple perspectives to provide a more comprehensive picture of the phenomena studied. In this paper, we examine how organizations have evolved, the elements that characterize school organizations, the relationships between these elements, and the various models of schools as organizations. This paper aims to enhance the understanding of the phrase “school organization” and its implications for both theory and practice.

Keywords: organizations, systems perspective, organizational variables, school organization