An Examination of School Climate in Effective Alternative Programs

Autor/inn/en	Quinn, Mary Magee; Poirier, Jeffrey M.; Faller, Susan E.; Gable, Robert A.; Tonelson, Steven W.
Titel	An Examination of School Climate in Effective Alternative Programs
Quelle	In: Preventing School Failure, 51 (2006) 1, S.11-17 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-988X
DOI	10.3200/PSFL.51.1.11-17
Schlagwörter	Social Environment; Nontraditional Education; Educational Environment; School Culture; Program Effectiveness; Research Needs; Student Diversity; Secondary School Students; Correctional Education; Mental Health; Disabilities; Student Characteristics; Comparative Analysis; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Adjustment; Student Behavior; Behavior Problems; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziales Umfeld; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Forschungsbedarf; Sekundarschüler; Fürsorgeerziehung; Psychohygiene; Handicap; Behinderung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; USA
Abstract	The alternative education field lacks a common definition and has a major divide between the differing philosophies of alternative programs; little empirical evidence is available to identify the components necessary to create effective alternative educational programs. Tremendous growth in the availability of alternative programs in the United States over the past several decades, however, illustrates continuing demand for such programs as well as the need for research on the characteristics that constitute effective alternative programs. In this article, the authors study exemplary alternative programs in 3 racially and economically diverse communities to characterize the school climate as viewed by the students and the staff. At this relatively early stage in the field of alternative education, it is essential to examine the similarities, as well as any differences, in the social climate of highly effective alternative programs and to consider their potential relationship with student academic and behavioral success. Furthermore, it is important to recognize how these findings might be one foundation for future inquiry and research on alternative education. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10