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The Relations between Teasing and Bullying and Middle School Standardized Exam Performance
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Lacey, Anna; Cornell, Dewey; Konold, Timothy – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
This study examined the relations between the schoolwide prevalence of teasing and bullying (PTB) and schoolwide academic performance in a sample of 271 Virginia middle schools. In addition, the study examined the mediating effects of student engagement. A three-step sequence of path models investigated associations between schoolwide PTB and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Educational Environment, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement
Authoritative School Climate and Suspension Rates in Middle Schools: Implications for Reducing the Racial Disparity in School Discipline
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Heilbrun, Anna; Cornell, Dewey; Konold, Timothy – Journal of School Violence, 2018
The overuse of school suspensions has been linked to a host of negative outcomes, including racial disparities in discipline. School climate initiatives have shown promise in reducing these disparities. The present study used the Authoritative School Climate Survey--which measures disciplinary structure and student support as key measures of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Authoritarianism, Educational Environment, Suspension
Aggressive Attitudes and Prevalence of Bullying Bystander Behavior in Middle School
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Datta, Pooja; Cornell, Dewey; Huang, Francis – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Separate lines of research find that proaggressive attitudes promote peer aggression and that bystanders play a pivotal role in deterring or facilitating bullying behavior. The current study hypothesized that proaggressive attitudes in middle school would deter students from standing up to bullying and encourage them to reinforce bullying…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Aggression, Bullying, Student Attitudes
Authoritative School Climate, Aggression toward Teachers, and Teacher Distress in Middle School
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Berg, Juliette K.; Cornell, Dewey – School Psychology Quarterly, 2016
Aggression toward teachers is linked to burnout and disengagement from teaching, but a positive school climate may reduce aggression and associated teacher distress. Using authoritative school climate theory, the study examined whether schools with high disciplinary structure and student support were associated with less aggression and less…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Emotional Disturbances, Aggression
Authoritative School Climate and Student Academic Engagement, Grades, and Aspirations in Middle and High Schools
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Cornell, Dewey; Shukla, Kathan; Konold, Timothy R. – AERA Open, 2016
This study tested the theory that an authoritative school climate characterized by disciplinary structure and student support is conducive to positive academic outcomes for middle and high school students. Multilevel multivariate modeling at student and school levels was conducted using school surveys completed by statewide samples of 39,364…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer Victimization and Authoritative School Climate: A Multilevel Approach
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Cornell, Dewey; Shukla, Kathan; Konold, Timothy – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
School climate is widely recognized as an important influence on peer victimization in schools. The purpose of this study is to examine how authoritative school climate theory provides a framework for conceptualizing 2 key features of school climate--disciplinary structure and student support--that are associated with 3 measures of peer…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Victims, Bullying, Peer Relationship
Multilevel Multi-Informant Structure of the Authoritative School Climate Survey
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Konold, Timothy; Cornell, Dewey; Huang, Francis; Meyer, Patrick; Lacey, Anna; Nekvasil, Erin; Heilbrun, Anna; Shukla, Kathan – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
The Authoritative School Climate Survey was designed to provide schools with a brief assessment of 2 key characteristics of school climate--disciplinary structure and student support--that are hypothesized to influence 2 important school climate outcomes--student engagement and prevalence of teasing and bullying in school. The factor structure of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Assessment, Student Surveys, Psychometrics