ERIC Number: ED584412
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 4
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School Climate and Inclusion. School Climate Practice Brief
Coulston, Clement; Smith, Kaitlyn
National School Climate Center
School climate reform, an evidence-based strategy, supports K-12 students, school personnel,parents/guardians, and community members learning and working together to promote pro-social education. School climate is the holistic context of the life, vigor, and quality of the social connectedness, physical elements, and supportive practices that nurture inclusion and safeness. In order to invest in school climate, one must analyze how his or her individual actions and behaviors contribute to the collective feeling of the school. Students, educators, support staff, families, and the community are all key affiliations in co-creating an engaging and inclusive school climate. Schools can co-create more inclusive school communities through the following promising strategies: (1) Expand efforts toward social and physical inclusion; (2) Engage youth in establishing social norms; (3) Embrace the talents and abilities of all students; (4) Use instructional strategies that engage students in building academic, civic,social, and career skills; (5) Create leadership opportunities for all students; and (6) Engage students with diverse perspectives and abilities in creating a positive school climate.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Inclusion, Elementary Secondary Education, School Safety, School Culture, Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Social Environment, Social Attitudes, Student Diversity, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement
National School Climate Center. 341 West 38th Street 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Tel: 212-707-8799; e-mail: info@schoolclimate.org; Web site: http://www.schoolclimate.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National School Climate Center (NSCC)
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