Promoting an equitable and supportive school climate in high schools: The role of school organizational health and staff burnout

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 567-582

  Bottiani, Jessika H ^a   Bradshaw, Catherine P ^b   Mendelson, Tamar ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Engagement; Equity; Racial disparities; School climate; School organizational health

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CLIMATE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PERCEPTION; RACE; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STAFF; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84921677189     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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