Anti-Bullying/Harassment Legislation and Educator Perceptions of Severity, Effectiveness, and School Climate: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Cosgrove, Heather E.; Nickerson, Amanda B.
Titel	Anti-Bullying/Harassment Legislation and Educator Perceptions of Severity, Effectiveness, and School Climate: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 31 (2017) 4, S.518-545 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904815604217
Schlagwörter	Bullying; Teacher Attitudes; School Culture; Program Effectiveness; Prevention; State Legislation; Likert Scales; Surveys; School Personnel; Elementary Secondary Education; Individual Characteristics; Correlation; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Statistical Analysis; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobbing; Lehrerverhalten; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Landesrecht; Likert-Skala; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schulpersonal; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In this cross-sectional study, we examined a matched sample of 924 educators' perceptions of severity of bullying and harassment and school climate prior to (Wave 1 n = 435) and following (Wave 2 n = 489) the implementation of New York's anti-bullying and harassment legislation, the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Alignment with DASA mandates predicted educator perceptions of (a) less severe bullying and harassment, (b) positive school climate, and (c) less need for improvement in school anti-bullying practices. The relations did not differ before and after the implementation of DASA, suggesting that implementing practices aligned with the legislation was associated with positive outcomes, although the relations may not be due to the mandate itself. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01