Văn hóa nhà trường trong bối cảnh tự chủ đại học: Nghiên cứu trường hợp ở Trường Đại học Thủ đô Hà Nội

Tóm tắt

This study examines school culture at Hanoi Metropolitan University in the context of university autonomy and proposes measures for its improvement. A mixed-methods design was employed, combining a questionnaire survey with 388 administrators, lecturers, staff, and students, together with in-depth interviews and direct observation. Research findings show that the university has developed a number of positive cultural features, particularly in its core values, ethical norms, and teaching–learning orientation. However, two salient issues were identified. First, the diffusion of core values across units remains uneven. Second, the deeper layers of school culture, especially beliefs, expectations, empowerment, and innovation, remain underdeveloped. Based on these findings, the study proposes practical measures, including strengthening internal communication and dialogues, embedding core values in the university’s autonomy strategy, fostering a culture of empowerment, and developing criteria for school culture evaluation. The study contributes to the literature by clarifying how school culture is manifested in an autonomous local university and by providing empirical evidence and practical implications for improving organizational culture in higher education institutions.