This article reviews empirical research on the effects of student participation in school
decision-making processes. Out of 3102 searched citations, a total of 32 publications met …

School climate has received increased attention in education policy and, in response,
educators are seeking strategies to improve the climates of their middle and high schools …

This article is guided by two goals:(a) to consider how race-based perspectives can serve as
theoretical tools for investigating Black adolescents' opportunities to belong at school, and …

Background School climate has often been described as the “quality and character of school
life”, including both social and physical aspects of the school, that can positively promote …

Many studies indicate that participation and sense of community (SoC) are associated
factors enhancing community development. However, research has almost completely …

School climate is a leading factor in explaining student learning and achievement. Less
work has explored the impact of both staff and student perceptions of school climate raising …

First‐order and second‐order models of sense of community (SOC) were tested using
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of data gathered from a random sample of community …

A positive school climate is an important component of successful and effective schools and
thus is often an aim of schoolwide initiatives. Climate has traditionally been conceptualized …

This study investigated if correlations existed between teachers' perceptions of elements of a
safe and supportive school climate/working environment in regards to teachers' intrinsic …

In this study, we further developed prior research on risk and protective factors in
adolescents' mental health. More specifically, we used structural equation modelling to …