Too Scared to Learn? The Academic Consequences of Feeling Unsafe at School. Working Paper #02-13

Autor/in	Lacoe, Johanna
Institution	New York University, Institute for Education and Social Policy (IESP)
Titel	Too Scared to Learn? The Academic Consequences of Feeling Unsafe at School. Working Paper #02-13
Quelle	(2013), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Safety; Academic Achievement; Urban Schools; Middle School Students; Educational Environment; Longitudinal Studies; Student Surveys; Influences; Middle Schools; Scores; Robustness (Statistics); Validity; Regression (Statistics); New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Schülerbefragung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Gültigkeit; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	A safe environment is a prerequisite for productive learning. This paper represents the first large-scale analysis of how feelings of safety at school affect educational outcomes. Using a unique longitudinal dataset of survey responses from New York City middle school students, the paper provides insight into the causal relationship between feelings of safety and academic achievement. The survey data include the reported feelings of safety for more than 340,000 students annually from 2007-2010 in over 700 middle schools. Findings show consistent negative effects of feeling unsafe on test scores. The paper explores the mechanisms through which feeling unsafe in the classroom may impact test scores, and multiple robustness checks support the validity of the causal claim. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01