Abstract

The beneficial relationship of school climate with various positive student outcomes has been demonstrated in several studies, though the relationship has not been thoroughly explored with regards to a student’s likelihood of being suspended from school. The relationship of school climate and out-of-school suspensions was investigated using a nationally-representative sample of 10^th grade students. Regression results, which included student- and school-level factors, indicated that an authoritative school climate, characterized by an environment with fair and just rules, was associated with the reduced likelihood of suspensions, over and above other predictors. Although the relationship may be characterized as small (OR = 0.82), the positive benefits to students are likely cumulative over each year the student is in school.

摘要

尽管尚未就学生被停学的可能性进行过详尽的探讨，但多项研究已经证明了学校气氛与各种积极的学生成绩之间的有益关系。使用10级具有全国代表性的样本学校风气和出校外悬浮液的关系进行了研究^个年级的学生。包括学生和学校水平因素在内的回归结果表明，以公平合理的环境为特征的权威的学校氛围，与其他预测因素相比，降低了停学的可能性。虽然关系可能被描述为小（OR = 0.82），那么学生每年在学校获得的正面收益可能会累积。