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O'Malley, Meagan; Voight, Adam; Renshaw, Tyler L.; Eklund, Katie – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
School climate has been lauded for its relationship to a host of desirable academic, behavioral, and social-emotional outcomes for youth. The present study tested the hypothesis that school climate counteracts youths' home-school risk by examining the moderating effects of students' school climate perceptions on the relationship between family…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Grade Point Average, Foster Care, High School Students
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Voight, Adam; Torney-Purta, Judith – Applied Developmental Science, 2013
Youth civic engagement occupies a central space in applied developmental science. However, understanding of the processes and contexts in which early adolescents become civically engaged is still limited. This study draws on a sample of approximately 4,000 students from 11 urban middle schools in Tennessee to address several gaps in the civic…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Classification, Youth Opportunities, Citizen Participation