Youth Reflections on School Climate Toward Sexual Violence: A Group-Level Assessment

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Abstract

This Study uses Group Level Assessment, a qualitative, participatory methodology, to explore students' perception of school climate toward sexual violence. Student alumni of a curriculum-embedded sexual violence prevention program offered their insights into school climate, which were then analyzed with youth co-researchers and co-analysts. Students perceived their own education about sexual violence, their teachers' knowledge of the subject, the classroom environment, and gender play a role in shaping climate toward sexual violence.

Authors

• Victoria Dickman-Burnett, University of Cincinnati

• Isabelle Zalat, University of Cincinnati