TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic literature review of school climate in low and middle income countries
AU - Larson, Kristine E.
AU - Nguyen, Amanda J.
AU - Orozco Solis, Mercedes Gabriela
AU - Humphreys, Alexandra
AU - Bradshaw, Catherine P.
AU - Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported here was supported in part by the National Institute of Justice through Grant 2014-CK-BX-0005 to the University of Virginia (PI: C. Bradshaw). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the National Institute of Justice.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Research on school climate has largely been conducted in high-income countries, with less focus on school climate in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). As such, there is limited understanding of how school climate may be associated with students’ socio-emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes in these contexts. Five reviewers completed a two-stage review process; 35 articles met inclusion criteria for review. Results indicated a lack of consensus in the research around what constitutes or how to measure school climate, but consistent associations with socio-emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes were found. Although findings suggested that school climate is associated with positive student outcomes in LMICs, additional work is needed to increase the rigor of school climate research and its impact in these settings.
AB - Research on school climate has largely been conducted in high-income countries, with less focus on school climate in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). As such, there is limited understanding of how school climate may be associated with students’ socio-emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes in these contexts. Five reviewers completed a two-stage review process; 35 articles met inclusion criteria for review. Results indicated a lack of consensus in the research around what constitutes or how to measure school climate, but consistent associations with socio-emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes were found. Although findings suggested that school climate is associated with positive student outcomes in LMICs, additional work is needed to increase the rigor of school climate research and its impact in these settings.
KW - Academic outcomes
KW - Behavior outcomes
KW - Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
KW - School climate
KW - Socio-emotional
KW - Student outcomes
KW - Systematic literature review
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101606
DO - 10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101606
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087063136
SN - 0883-0355
VL - 102
JO - International Journal of Educational Research
JF - International Journal of Educational Research
M1 - 101606
ER -