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Perceptions of school climate and bullying in middle schools
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pintado, Irene T. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Bullying has been identified as a problem that can affect the physical and psychosocial health of both the aggressors and victims. Given the consequences for those who bully, for victims, and for the school environment, early intervention is important to minimize these risks. School staff need additional data to understand the scope of bullying and to adopt effective strategies. This study seeks to meet this need by analyzing the association of bullying behaviors and school climate perceptions of middle school students within the context of school membership. This study used Bronfenbrenner’s ecological system theory. Within this framework, a bullying interaction occurs not only because of individual characteristics of the child who is bullying, but also because of actions of peers, teachers and staff; physical characteristics of the school environment; and most importantly, of student perceptions of these contextual factors. This study used survey data to analyze the effect of student perceptions of school climate on self-reported bullying behaviors of students in six Sarasota County middle schools. Data sources include studentand school level data. The researcher gathered student level data from a modified middle school YRBS survey the Sarasota School |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digital.lib.usf.edu//content/SF/S0/02/61/34/00001/E14-SFE0001816.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3658&context=etd |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
