The study examined Israeli youths’ sense of group climate in online and offline educational settings, i.e., in Instant Messaging (IM) groups organized by homeroom teachers for their respective students and in the physical classroom environment. Participants included 550 students (152 boys, 398 girls), of ages 10-18, who completed an online survey. The findings reveal that the students perceived the classroom climate to be more positive than that of the IM group in which the homeroom teacher is present. Furthermore, the more positive the perceived face-to-face (FtF) classroom climate was, the more positive the perceived IM group climate. In addition, when both class and IM group climates were perceived to be highly positive, a sense of non-violence among the participants was found to be the highest. These findings shed light on the unique phenomena of homeroom teachers who participate with their students in IM groups. Based on the findings, implications for educators and school counsellors are discussed.

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超越教室墙壁：以色列青年在线和离线教育环境中的群体氛围感案例

该研究考察了以色列青年在在线和离线教育环境中的群体氛围感，即在由班主任为各自学生组织的即时消息（IM）小组中以及在实体课堂环境中。参与者包括 550 名学生（152 名男孩，398 名女孩），年龄在 10-18 岁之间，他们完成了一项在线调查。调查结果表明，学生认为课堂气氛比班主任在场的 IM 组更积极。此外，感知到的面对面（FtF）课堂氛围越积极，感知到的 IM 小组氛围就越积极。此外，当课堂气氛和 IM 团体气氛都被认为是高度积极的时，参与者之间的非暴力感被认为是最高的。这些发现揭示了班主任与学生一起参加 IM 小组的独特现象。根据调查结果，讨论了对教育工作者和学校辅导员的影响。