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Quality of Teaching and Dropout Risk: A Multi-Level Analysis
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Magen-Nagar, Noga; Shachar, Hanna – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine how the quality of teaching contributes to a sense of belonging and satisfaction, while considering students' personal and socioeconomic variables, in explaining the risk of dropping out of school. Two thousand, eight hundred and seventy 4th- to 9th-grade students from 105 classes in 18 schools participated…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Multiple Dimensions of Parental Involvement and Its Links to Young Adolescent Self-Evaluation and Academic Achievement
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Kaplan Toren, Nurit – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Drawing on early research on parental involvement and its effect on children's school functioning, it was hypothesized in this study that parents' educational involvement is positively related to two indicators of school functioning: academic self-competence and academic achievement. However, in light of research on the distinction between…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Self Concept
Student and Teacher Responses to Violence in School: The Divergent Views of Bullies, Victims, and Bully-Victims
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Berkowitz, Ruth – School Psychology International, 2014
School bullying is a worldwide worrisome phenomenon that occurs within a broad context in which pupils and teachers can either reinforce or undermine violent behavior through interaction. Based on a nationally representative sample of students in Israel, this study examined patterns in student perceptions of student and teacher responses to school…
Descriptors: Bullying, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Victims
Indirect versus Verbal Forms of Victimization at School: The Contribution of Student, Family, and School Variables
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Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet; Khoury-Kassabri, Mona – Social Work Research, 2008
The present study examines the correlates of indirect and verbal victimization by peers at school. The research is based on a nationally representative sample of 16,604 students in grades 7 through 11 in 324 schools across Israel. Self-administrated anonymous questionnaires were completed during class. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Victims of Crime, Bullying
Situational Determinants of School Students' Feelings of Injustice.
Israelashvili, Moshe – Elementary School Guidance & Counseling, 1997
Evaluates the frequency of feelings of injustice among students and identifies the environmental circumstances that foster them. Participants (N=233) were interviewed about various aspects of their school adjustment. Results indicate that feelings of injustice among school students are not rare, nor are such feelings grade- or gender-related. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Ethnic Equity and Asymmetry in Peer Acceptance.
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Eshel, Yohanan; Kurman, Jenny – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Investigates ethnic acceptance among 613 Israeli middle grade students. Using self-reports determines the degree students wish to be involved with their homeroom classmates. Finds lower ethnic status peers accepted more readily when they score higher on indices of sociability, academic track level, and achievement. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Status