Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
8-2018
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Virginia Foley
Committee Members
Cecil Blankenship, Don Good, Pam Scott
Abstract
This study was designed to examine the benefits of positive school climate and to measure the perceptions of school climate for intermediate grades in a Northeast Tennessee School district. An online school climate survey was used to collect responses from participants in intermediate grades and focused on the 3 major components of school climate: school engagement, school environment, and school safety. Data were collected for 2 consecutive years in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. Response totals included 1,955 student responses, 116 teacher responses, and 210 parent responses that were analyzed and used for this study. Of the student totals, some students that were in 5th grade in 2016-2017 may have completed the survey again as 6th graders in 2017-2018.
Findings indicated that there were no significant difference in the perceptions of students, parents, and teachers in school climate over a 2-year span for this district. Research indicates there are multiple benefits to a positive school climate, including higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and a decrease in discipline referrals.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Jacobs, James A., "School Climate: A Comparison of Teachers, Students, and Parents" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3476. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3476
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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