Developing and validating a new classroom climate observation assessment tool

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-184

  Leff, Stephen S ^a,b,c   Thomas, Duane E ^c,d   Shapiro, Edward S ^e   Paskewich, Brooke ^a   Wilson, Kim ^a,c   Necowitz Hoffman, Beth ^a   Jawad, Abbas F ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression prevention; Behavioral observations; Classroom climate; Participatory action research; Teacher practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952918070     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2010.539167     Document Type: Article

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