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Measuring School Climate: A Systematic Review of Initial Development and Validation Studies

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A systematic search was conducted to identify measures of school climate developed and reported between 1993 to 2017. We coded data related to participant and setting characteristics, qualities of measures, amounts of validity evidence, and degrees of reliability estimates. Results indicated 9 school climate measures featuring disparate representation of academic atmosphere, community, safety, and institutional structures. Quality of validity and reliability evidence were wide-ranging with distinctive tiers emerging for consideration by school counselors and professional counselors working in schools.

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Lenz, A.S., Rocha, L. & Aras, Y. Measuring School Climate: A Systematic Review of Initial Development and Validation Studies. Int J Adv Counselling 43, 48–62 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-020-09415-9

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