Respect: A School-Wide Support Toward a Positive School Climate (Poster 2)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Two
  In Poster Session: Culture and Climate in K–12 Schools

Abstract

School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programs are commonly implemented to improve school climate. These preventative programs typically include universal behavioral expectations involving respect. Despite evidence that these policies are beneficial, little research has focused on respect. This study applied structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze 9th-grade student perspectives from the 2018-2019 California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) (n=53,921) to determine whether respect mediates students’ perception of their school’s discipline policies and school climate. Results indicate that preventative discipline policies significantly influence student perceptions of respect which predicted student perception of school climate. The results were further examined based on student demographics.

Authors

• Jenna Tryon Polhemus, California State University - Sacramento
  Presenting Author

• Lisa S. Romero, California State University - Sacramento
  Non-Presenting Author