NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mustafa Caner; Suleyman Karatas; Engin Karadag; Gülsüm Sertel – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
The current study investigated the perspectives of auxiliary staff regarding their profession. This study used a holistic multiple-case study design and a qualitative research method. The sample consisted of 45 auxiliary staff who worked in various K12 public schools in the central districts of a city in Turkey and voluntarily participated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, School Personnel
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Marian C. Fish; Nathalis Wamba; Tom Matuza; Julie Cooperstone – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Prior research has highlighted strong benefits from having a collaborative environment within schools. However, there has been limited research regarding factors that can promote a collaborative relationship between two key professionals within the school environment: school administrators and school psychologists. The first purpose of this study…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Administrators, Educational Cooperation, Interprofessional Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Binfet, John Tyler; Gadermann, Anne M.; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
In this study, we sought to create and validate a brief measure to assess students' perceptions of kindness in school. Participants included 1,753 students in Grades 4 to 8 attending public schools in a large school district in southern British Columbia. The School Kindness Scale (SKS) demonstrated a unidimensional factor structure and adequate…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Prosocial Behavior, Psychometrics, Public Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Collie, Rebecca J.; Shapka, Jennifer D.; Perry, Nancy E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate whether school climate and social-emotional learning impact teacher commitment. The sample included 664 public schoolteachers from British Columbia and Ontario in Canada. Participants completed an online questionnaire about teacher commitment, school climate, and social-emotional learning. Binary logistic…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Investigations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kert, Allison S.; Codding, Robin S.; Tryon, Georgiana Shick; Shiyko, Mariya – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This study examined whether the definition and use of the word "bully" would result in lower self-reports of bullying behavior by providing students with one of three versions of a self-report measure with: (a) no reference to the word bully or its definition, (b) the definition of the word bully followed by use of the word in each item, or (c)…
Descriptors: Bullying, Antisocial Behavior, Definitions, Student Behavior