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Author : David R. Skocy
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (562 download)
Download or read book Student, Teacher, and Administrator Perceptions of School Climate Characteristics written by David R. Skocy and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin A. Molin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Impact of School Climate on the School Performance Profile of High Schools written by Kevin A. Molin and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined principal and teacher school climate perceptions to determine if relationships existed between the perceived school climate and the school's performance on the School Performance Profile score (SPP). Principals and teachers from four south central Pennsylvania high schools were questioned using an online survey consisting of both Likert-scale statements and open-ended questions. Participants were also provided the opportunity to participate in an interview to provide more in-depth responses. Data instruments were used to access the school climate perceptions of principals and teachers to identify specific school climate characteristics that affect the SPP score. Principals and teachers identified instruction and assessment, the physical appearance of the building, and leadership and decision-making as significant school climate characteristics. Principals and teachers perceived that a positive school climate does have an impact on student achievement, however results of this survey were unable to identify a relationship between school climate and a school's SPP score. Results found evidence to support previous school climate research supporting the establishment of a positive school climate, including maintaining a safe learning environment, a focus on academics, positive student-teacher relations, and effective leadership abilities can positively impact student achievement. Study data showed school climate to be an important multidimensional concept and that study participants were leveraging school climate characteristics to affect student achievement outcomes.
Author : Jessica Elyse Sanborn
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Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (124 download)
Download or read book Teacher, Student, and Administrator Perceptions written by Jessica Elyse Sanborn and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School discipline has been a widely discussed topic in American education for decades. Many programs have been instituted as a solution to the discipline needs; however, they fall short of addressing the root cause of the problem and historically have simply punished students through exclusionary discipline methods (Adams, 2000; Allman & Slate, 2011; Gonzalez 2012; Kupchik & Catlaw, 2015). Restorative practices, a system that is built on relationships and community, strives to target the same behaviors through a different approach. Instead of relying on punishments (such as detention, suspension, or expulsion) restorative practices brings both victim and offender together to share their perspective, repair harm, and move forward (McCluskey, Lloyd, Stead, et al., 2008; Morrison, 2007; Vaandering, 2014; Wachtel, 2016). This mixed methods historical case study investigated how one school district in the state of Connecticut implemented restorative practices and the administrator, and student perceptions on the impact, if any, restorative practices had on school climate. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 20 participants. In addition, independent samples t-tests were performed using district Comprehensive School Climate Inventory data over the 3 years post implementation of restorative practices to identify any statistically significant indicators of school climate as a potential result of implementing restorative practices. Interviews and focus groups revealed a strong sense of belonging and connection to the school and increased relationships, in addition to building student leadership in implementing restorative practices and a reduction in behavioral incidences that warrant exclusionary discipline measures; however, only one indicator for staff indicated statistical significance on the independent samples t-test. This research suggests that if schools begin to implement restorative practices, they can create a strong school climate and reduce the amount of ineffective exclusionary discipline consequences by shaping student behavior though connection to the school community and relationships.
Author : Clyde Reginald Alston
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Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (979 download)
Download or read book A Causal Comparative Study of Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of School Climate Within Elementary Schools in a School District written by Clyde Reginald Alston and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A school's climate either positively or negatively affects teaching and learning within the school. School administrators have the responsibility to ensure the school climate supports both. This responsibility can only be met when school leaders have an accurate understanding of climate in the schools they serve. This causal-comparative study examines administrators' and teachers' perceptions of school climate among the academic, social, affective, and physical domains of school climate, as measured by the revised School Level Environment Questionnaire (r-SLEQ). Data were examined using an independent samples t-test to determine whether statistically significant differences in school climate perceptions exist between administrators and teachers on school climate overall and also uses an independent samples t-test to determine if differences exist on individual climate domains. Independent samples t-tests indicated significant differences (p
Author : H. Jerome Freiberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135714517
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)
Download or read book School Climate written by H. Jerome Freiberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like a strong foundation in a house, the climate of a school is the foundation that supports the structures of teaching and learning. This book provides a framework for educators to look at school and classroom climates using both informal and formal measures. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of climate and details techniques which may be used by heads or classroom teachers to judge the health of their learning environment. The book sets out to enhance understanding of the components of a healthy learning environment and the tools needed to improve that environment. It also looks at ways to assess the impact of change activities in improving and sustaining educational excellence. The international team of contributors bring perspectives from the school systems in America, UK, Australia and Holland.
Author : Kathryn E. Kelton
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Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (779 download)
Download or read book A Study of the Comparison Between Teacher Perceptions of School Climate and the Existence of Professional Learning Community Dimensions written by Kathryn E. Kelton and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research study was conducted to determine whether teachers' perceptions of climate within a school had a significant influence on the dimensions that support a community of professional learners. Teachers from ten middle schools in one central Florida school district completed a combined survey design which included questions pertaining to both climate characteristics and Professional Learning Community (PLC) dimensions. Foundational theories regarding both learning organizations and organizational climate were explored. Recent research on the development of professional learning communities and school climate was also examined. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed to investigate each research question; these statistics included Spearman rho correlations, multiple regressions, and chi-square analyses. Findings demonstrated that the null hypotheses were rejected or partially rejected for each research question. Significant relationships were found between teachers' perceptions of school climate and the dimensions of a PLC. Of the demographic variables, only years of teaching experience was found to be not significantly related to the school climate dimensions. The implications of these results validate the importance of building a climate of supportive principal behavior and committed and collegial teacher behaviors, as demonstrated by the significant relationship of these characteristics to schools exhibiting higher degrees of the dimensions that constitute a PLC. Educational stakeholders wishing to develop schools into job-embedded communities of learners with evidence of the five dimensions (shared leadership, shared vision, collective creativity, peer review and supportive conditions) must attend to developing the climate behaviors necessary for that to occur. As demonstrated by the research results, establishing an appropriate school climate that promotes professional interaction, support, and teacher commitment to students is a strong place to begin.
Author : Michael James Meissen
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Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book A School Environment Study of Selected Student Characteristics and Perceptions about School Climate written by Michael James Meissen and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rami Benbenishty
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198035888
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)
Download or read book School Violence in Context written by Rami Benbenishty and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-10 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on one of the most comprehensive and representative studies of school violence ever conducted, Benbenishty and Astor explore and differentiate the many manifestations of victimization in schools, providing a new model for understanding school violence in context. The authors make striking use of the geopolitical climate of the Middle East to model school violence in terms of its context within as well as outside of the school site. This pioneering new work is unique in that it uses empirical data to show which variables and factors are similar across different cultures and which variables appear unique to different cultures. This empirical contrast of universal with culturally specific patterns is sorely needed in the school violence literature. The authors' innovative research maps the contours of verbal, social, physical, and sexual victimization and weapons possession, as well as staff-initiated violence against students, presenting some startling findings along the way. When comparing schools in Israel with schools in California, the authors demonstrate for the first time that for most violent events the patterns of violent behaviors have the same relationship for different age groups, genders, and nations. Conversely, they highlight specific kinds of violence that are strongly influenced by culture. They reveal, for example, how Arab boys encounter much more boy-to-boy sexual harassment than their Jewish peers, and that teacher-initiated victimization of students constitutes a significant and often overlooked type of school violence, especially among certain cultural groups. Crucially, the authors expand the paradigm of understanding school violence to encompass the intersection of cultural, ethnic, neighborhood, and family characteristics with intra-school factors such as teacher-student dynamics, anti-violence policies, student participation, grade level, and religious and gender divisions. It is only by understanding the multiple contexts of school violence, they argue, that truly effective prevention programs, interventions, research agendas, and policies can be implemented. In an age of heightened concern over school security, this study has enormous implications for school violence theory, research, and policy throughout the world. The patterns that emerge from the authors' analysis form a blueprint for the research agenda needed to address new and exciting theoretical and practical questions regarding the intersections of context and school victimization. The unique perspective on school violence will undoubtedly strike a chord with all readers, informing scholars and students across the fields of social work, psychology, education, sociology, public health, and peace/conflict studies. Its clearly written and accessible style will appeal to teachers, principals, policy makers and parents interested in the authors' practical discussion of policy and intervention implications, making this an invaluable tool for understanding, preventing, and handling violence in schools throughout the world.
Author : James P. Comer
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807735398
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (353 download)
Download or read book Rallying the Whole Village written by James P. Comer and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 1996-06-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents specifics of the School Development Program holistic model in action, a plan that received the 1996 Heinz Award for improving the quality of American education. Topics discussed include childrens psychosocial development, group dynamics of effective school communities, teacher preparation and school/university partnerships, appropriate alignment of classroom content to standardized tests, increased student engagement and learning time, research and evaluation, community health, government initiatives, and school/business partnerships.
Author : Leslie McAffee
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Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (424 download)
Download or read book The Perceptions of Administrators and Teachers Regarding Features of Alternative Schools in Georgia written by Leslie McAffee and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Vivian Alice Rengstorff
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Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Organizational Climate and the Demographic Characteristics of Teachers written by Vivian Alice Rengstorff and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hanna Wingert
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (142 download)
Download or read book Teacher Perceptions of School Climate: The Association Between Administrative Style and Positive Working Environments written by Hanna Wingert and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas J. Sergiovanni
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Value-added Leadership written by Thomas J. Sergiovanni and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1990 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brandy Duff
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (851 download)
Download or read book Differences in Assessments of Organizational School Climate Between Teachers and Administrators written by Brandy Duff and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the organizational school climate perceptions of teachers and principals and to ascertain the extent to which their perceptions differed. This causal comparative study used the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire for Elementary Schools (OCDQ-RE) as the survey instrument for data collection. The OCDQ-RE was administered to 244 teachers and 11 administrators in four north Georgia elementary schools. The mean scores of the teachers and administrators were compared. The results indicated relationship the organizational school climate perceptions of teachers and administrators in only one of the four schools were alike. Administrators in each of the four schools had a more positive perception about their school's organizational school climate than did the teachers. These findings have implications for schools and their administrators, as well as superintendents. To gain an accurate portrayal of a school's organizational climate, it is not enough to elicit the perceptions of just the administrators; the teachers must also be questioned for their perceptions of the climate.
Author : Allison M. Gosch
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Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Teacher and Administrator Perspectives of School Climate in a Rural School District written by Allison M. Gosch and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School climate is a key component in the academic achievement of primary and secondary school students. Using multiple school climate and organizational theories, this study examines school climate from administrator and teacher perspectives using a qualitative, phenomenological process. This study analyzes participant interviews and found four themes: Interpersonal, Surrounding Community, Trickle Effect, and Personal Experiences. These themes were reflective of the literature and clearly answers the two research questions that compare teacher and administrator perspectives and the role of leadership in school climate. This study makes the connection between education and social work and identifies specific gaps in the scholarly literature. This study concludes with a detailed discussion of the proposed themes as well as limitations of the study and recommendations for social work practice in schools.
Author : Keri Brown Hampton
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Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Relationship Between School Climate and Student Achievement written by Keri Brown Hampton and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quantitative research study was designed to investigate the relationship between school climate and student achievement. Using survey methods, data were collected using the Organizational Climate Descriptive Questionnaire Revised for Elementary Schools (OCDQ-RE) from 599 teachers in 33 schools located within the Region VII Education Service Center area. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Pearson r correlational analysis method and descriptive statistics to determine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of school climate and student achievement. Findings revealed a moderate relationship between teachers' perceptions of teacher openness when compared to standardized test scores and a small association among teachers' perceptions of principal openness and standardized test scores. By examining the overall campus climate evidence was found that campuses having an open or engaged climate typically had a higher percent of students meeting the TAKS standard when compared to campuses with a closed or disengaged climate.
Author : Ron Avi Astor
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190663065
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Bullying, School Violence, and Climate in Evolving Contexts written by Ron Avi Astor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2005, bullying, school violence, and school safety literatures have expanded dramatically in content, disciplines, and empirical studies. However, despite this massive expansion of research, there has also been a surprising lack of theoretical and empirical direction to guide efforts on how to advance basic science and practical applications of this growing scientific area of interest. Bullying, School Violence, and Climate in Evolving Contexts outlines a novel unifying model that brings together previously distinct literatures on a wide range of issues (e.g., the structure of school violence and bullying, similarities and differences across cultural groups, weapons in schools, student suicidal ideation and behaviors, teacher-student and student-teacher victimization, sexual harassment, cyberbullying, school climate, etc.). Drawing from numerous large-scale research studies from around the globe, the authors examine the theoretical foundations of school safety and bullying and propose a series of groundbreaking new theoretical and practice proposals. This is a perfect book for doctoral candidates, young academics hoping to forge into new areas of bullying research, and seasoned scholars who delve into the conceptual areas of school violence and bullying.
