Assessing School Climate: Validation of a Brief Measure of the Perceptions of Parents

Autor/inn/en	Bear, George G.; Yang, Chunyan; Pasipanodya, Elizabeth
Titel	Assessing School Climate: Validation of a Brief Measure of the Perceptions of Parents
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 33 (2015) 2, S.115-129 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282914545748
Schlagwörter	Educational Environment; Parent Attitudes; Surveys; Teacher Student Relationship; Family School Relationship; Student Diversity; Expectation; School Safety; Factor Analysis; Gender Differences; Scores; Correlation; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Peer Relationship; Suspension; Bullying; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Likert Scales; Academic Achievement; Student Records; Expulsion; Victims; Statistical Analysis; Student Rights; Teacher Behavior; Delaware + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Elternverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Faktorenanalyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Korrelation; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Peer-Beziehungen; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Mobbing; Middle schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Likert-Skala; Schulleistung; Schülerakte; Relegation; Victim; Opfer; Statistische Analyse; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The goal of this study was to develop a parent school climate survey of high practical utility, grounded in theory, and supported by evidence of the reliability of its scores and validity of the inferences for their use. The Delaware School Climate Survey-Home is comprised of seven factors: Teacher-Student Relations, Student-Student Relations, Teacher-Home Communication, Respect for Diversity, Fairness of Rules, Clarity of Expectations, and School Safety. With a sample of 16,173 parents/guardians, confirmatory factor analyses supported a bifactor model, consisting of one general factor and the seven specific factors above. Configural, weak factorial, and strong factorial invariance were found across three grade-level groups, five racial-ethnic groups, and gender. Evidence of criterion-related validity was found in scores across all factors correlating significantly at the elementary and middle school levels with academic achievement, bullying victimization, and school suspensions/expulsions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01