A Multilevel Analysis of Student Perceptions of School Climate: The Effect of Social and Academic Risk Factors

Autor/inn/en	Fan, Weihua; Williams, Cathy M.; Corkin, Danya Marie
Titel	A Multilevel Analysis of Student Perceptions of School Climate: The Effect of Social and Academic Risk Factors
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 48 (2011) 6, S.632-647 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.20579
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Catholic Schools; Student Attitudes; Risk; Educational Environment; Safety; Discipline; Teacher Student Relationship; Ethics; Academic Achievement; Grade Repetition; One Parent Family; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Predictor Variables; Private Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Katholische Schule; Schülerverhalten; Risiko; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sicherheit; Disziplin; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ethik; Schulleistung; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prädiktor; Private school; Privatschule
Abstract	This multilevel study examines the extent to which individual- and school-level variables are predictive of three aspects of students' perceived school climate (order, safety, and discipline; fairness and clarity of school rules; and teacher-student relationship) by using a nationally representative sample. A wide range of social and academic risk factors at the individual level are examined. The results show that individual-level predictors, such as having behavior problems at school, being held back a grade, coming from a single-parent family, parents' education level, gender, and ethnicity (e.g., Hispanic and Asian), play a significant role in student perceptions of school climate. The results suggest that these relationships between the individual-level predictors and students' perceived school climate are fairly robust across schools. School-level variables, such as attending a private or a Catholic school, are also significant predictors of students' perceived climate. Furthermore, the study reveals significant interaction effects among the predictors and provides more accurate interpretations of the findings. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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