Examining classroom influences on student perceptions of school climate: The role of classroom management and exclusionary discipline strategies

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 599-610

  Mitchell, Mary M ^a   Bradshaw, Catherine P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom management; Multilevel modeling; Office discipline referrals; Positive behavior support; School climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OFFICE DISCIPLINE REFERRALS; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CLIMATE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT; MULTILEVEL MODELING; OFFICE DISCIPLINE REFERRALS; POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT; SCHOOL CLIMATE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PUNISHMENT; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84884416612     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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