| Title: |
Testing the Causal Links between School Climate, School Violence, and School Academic Performance: A Cross-Lagged Panel Autoregressive Model |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Benbenishty, Rami; Astor, Ron Avi; Roziner, Ilan; Wrabel, Stephani L. |
| Source: |
Educational Researcher. Apr 2016 45(3):197-206. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
10 |
| Publication Date: |
2016 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Education; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Correlation; Educational Environment; Surveys; Violence; Academic Achievement; Educational Improvement; Victims; Educational Change; Social Environment; Structural Equation Models; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Statistical Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: |
California |
| DOI: |
10.3102/0013189X16644603 |
| ISSN: |
0013-189X |
| Abstract: |
The present study explores the causal link between school climate, school violence, and a school's general academic performance over time using a school-level, cross-lagged panel autoregressive modeling design. We hypothesized that reductions in school violence and climate improvement would lead to schools' overall improved academic performance. School-level secondary analysis of the California Healthy Kids Survey was conducted at three points in time. Findings offer credible evidence that a school's overall improvement in academic performance is a central causal factor in reducing violence and enhancing a school's climate. In the discussion, we suggest that when strong efforts to improve academics are taken, schools may tend to include issues of climate and victimization as part of those academic reform efforts. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
54 |
| Entry Date: |
2016 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1098083 |
| Database: |
ERIC |