Student achievement and elementary teachers’ perceptions of school climate

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Johnson ◽  
Joseph J. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Perceptions Of School

scholarly journals Principal’s Practices and School’s Collective Efficacy to Preventing Bullying: The Mediating Role of School Climate

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110525
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Reyes-Rodríguez ◽  
Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo ◽  
José Angel Vera-Noriega ◽  
Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Perceptions Of School

Differences in bullying rates between schools could be explained by school efficacy. This study examined the relationships among teachers’ perceptions of principals’ practices, school climate, and school collective efficacy to prevent bullying. The sample comprises 403 Mexican elementary-school teachers; 35% were male, and 65% were female. The teaching experience ranged from 2 to 35 years ( M = 13.2 years, SD = 9.1). Teachers answered self-report measures. A latent variable structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used. SEM model indicated that principal’s bullying prevention was directly related to a positive school climate, but they did not influence teachers’ perceptions of school collective efficacy. Also, principals’ support for teachers’ antibullying practices positively affected school climate and school collective efficacy. Both principal involvement and support had an indirect relationship with school collective efficacy. Overall, findings suggest that the principal has a critical role in promoting teachers’ perceptions of school collective efficacy in bullying prevention.

A meta-analytic perspective on school climate studies in Turkey: The impact of some demographic variables

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-482
Author(s):  
Emre Sönmez ◽  
Ferudun Sezgin
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Climate Studies ◽  
Perceptions Of School

The purpose of this study is to analyze teachers' perceptions of school climate by gender and branch and have an overall idea on this issue. Meta-analysis method was employed in this study. Master's theses and doctoral dissertations as well as academic articles published in peer-reviewed journals dwelling on teachers' views on school climate in Turkey were analysed through various databases. A total of 30 studies meeting the criteria for inclusion in the study were included. In the analysis of research data, a random effects model was used. Results indicate that gender has no significant influence on the dimensions of disengagement, directiveness, and supportiveness of school climate, but has a significant influence on the dimensions of restrictiveness and intimacy. Gender was seen to have a significant but low influence on restrictiveness in favour of male teachers and on intimacy on behalf of female teachers. According to the study results, branch does not have a significant influence on the dimensions of school climate except for disengagement. Branch was seen to have a significant but low impact on disengagement in favour of subject teachers. In this sense, it was concluded that superficial variables like gender and branch do not have any determining influence on teachers' perceptions of school climate. Therefore, it may be recommended for researchers to study more primary factors concerning school climate.

School Climate and Administrative Power Strategies of Elementary School Principals

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3_suppl2) ◽  
pp. 1267-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann W. Porter ◽  
Donald K. Lemon ◽  
Richard G. Landry
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
North Dakota ◽  
Elementary School Principals ◽  
Elementary Principals ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Administrative Power ◽  
Power Strategies

This study examined teachers' perceptions of the use of power tactics by elementary principals. Elementary teachers ( N = 297) in 50 schools in North Dakota and Minnesota reported on the use of power tactics by their principals, using an instrument developed to measure the use of the power strategies of assertiveness, sanctions, ingratiation, rationality, and exchange by school principals. Teachers perceived their principals to use rationality and ingratiation most often and sanctions least often to influence the teachers' behavior.

scholarly journals Relationship between teachers' philosophical beliefs about education and their perceptions of school climate

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 635-654
Author(s):  
Fatih Şahin
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Educational Philosophy ◽  
Educational Beliefs ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Philosophical Beliefs ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Climate Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Perceptions Of School

This study investigated the relationship between teachers' educational beliefs and their perceptions about school climate. The study was designed as a correlational survey model. The sample included 357 teachers working in the central districts of Van province in 2019-2020 academic year. "Educational Beliefs Scale" and "School Climate Scale" were used as data collection tools. Correlational and regression analyses were carried out to explore the relationships among the study variables. According to the results, teachers' beliefs about contemporary philosophical approaches were strong. In terms of teachers' perceptions of school climate, all scores were close to each other, but higher scores were found in directive and supportive school climates. Results concerning the relationship between education beliefs and school climate showed that teachers having progressivist and existentialist education beliefs saw their schools as more supportive and directive while teachers having a reconstructionist educational philosophy perceived their schools as more directive and restrictive. Teachers adopting a perennialist educational belief interestingly described their schools as more supportive, directive and intimate. As expected, teachers who follow essentialist beliefs in education regarded their schools as more restrictive in terms of climate. The results of the study indicated that teachers' philosophical beliefs about education were, although at a low level, a significant predictor of their perception of school climate.

Teachers' Perceptions of School Climate

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 833-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Johnson ◽  
Joseph J. Stevens ◽  
Keith Zvoch
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Perceptions Of School
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document