The focal issue is whether school participation in an organization devel
opment (OD) program is associated with positive classroom climate and
interpersonal behavior. Three experimental schools participated in a
sixteen-month OD program that included organizational training for
teams, interschool coordinating council, in-service training, and follow-
up consultation. Three matched control schools did not participate. A
classroom-climate measure was administered to 593 sixth-, seventh-, and
eighth-grade male students from the experimental and control schools. To
evaluate interpersonal behavior, these students participated in three-
choice experimental games. Students in experimental schools tended to
report more positive classroom climate than did controls. The relation
ship between OD participation and positive classroom climate declined
as grade level increased. Interpersonal behavior and participation in the
OD program were not related. Implications for school selection and
implementation of OD interventions are discussed.
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