The Relations of a School's Organizational Climate to Adolescents' Academic Achievement in Racially Diverse Schools

• In Event: 30.063 - Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Exploring Learning Environments and Student Outcomes

Abstract

This study examines how the racial heterogeneity of a school is associated with students’ academic achievement, and then explores the roles school climate plays in that relationship. In addition, it examines the link between students’ racial minority status in their school and their academic performance and investigates whether school climate plays a role in closing the gap in academic achievement between racial majorities and minorities in their school. Data for this research are drawn from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002) and the CCD 2001-02. The findings of this study emphasize schools’ roles in students’ academic performance and provide meaningful implications in developing a positive school climate for adolescents in multi-racial secondary school settings.

Author

• Sookweon Min, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training