Positive  School   Climate/Student 
and Staff  Relations

A positive, healthy school climate is essential to preventing antisocial behaviours and to promoting health and wellness.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, (1998). Theme Issues: Realizing a Positive climate, Educational Leadership
• Rudd RE, Walsh, (1993). Schools as healthful environments. Prerequisite to comprehensive school health? Preventive Medicine
• Bennett K, Offord DR, (nd). Summary of schools, mental health and life quality. National Forum on Health
• Lions-Quest International, (nd). The Importance of Positive School Climate
• Wyoming Department of Education, (1997). Accreditation Team questions VII. School Climate Assessment
• Wyoming Department of Education. Scoring Guide VII. School Climate Assessment
• Perkins BK. School Climate Data as a Tool for Change
• National Education Association. Cultivate safe and helpful climates by establishing strong and responsive adult presences.
• Sackney L. Enhancing School Learning climate: Theory, Research and Practice.
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support.
• Purkey W. (1999). Creating Safe Schools Through Invitational Education. ERIC Digest.
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Safe Schools Coalition. Alternatives to Expulsion.
  

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• Samdal O, Nutbeam D, Wold B, Kannas L, (1998). Achieving health and educational goals through schools. A study of the importance of the school climate and the students' satisfaction with school. Health Education Research
• Bennett K, Offord DR, (nd). Summary of schools, mental health and life quality. National Forum on Health
• Sackney L. Enhancing School Learning climate: Theory, Research and Practice.
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
• Purkey W. (1999). Creating Safe Schools Through Invitational Education. ERIC Digest.
• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. Positive Peer Culture Programs.
• Korinek L. Chapter Nine. Positive Behavior Management: Fostering Responsible Student Behavior.
• K. Cotton. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. School Size, School Climate, and Student Performance
• MacIntosh JI. SSTA Reseach Centre Report. Dimensions and Determinants of School Social Climate in Schools Enrolling Middle Years Students.
  

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

• "Appendix C: Programs for Addressing School Violence" found in Day DM, Golench CA, MacDougal J, Beals-Gonzalz CA (1995). School-based Violence Prevention in Canada: Results of a National Survey of Policies and Programs, Department of Justice, Canada
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support

Resources

-Planning Guides

• Resources on School Environment
• Sackney L. Enhancing School Learning climate: Theory, Research and Practice.
• Korinek L. Chapter Nine. Positive Behavior Management: Fostering Responsible Student Behavior.
• The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

-Programs and Materials

• "Appendix C: Programs for Addressing School Violence" found in Day DM, Golench CA, MacDougal J, Beals-Gonzalz CA (1995). School-based Violence Prevention in Canada: Results of a National Survey of Policies and Programs, Department of Justice, Canada
• State Education and Environment Roundtable, (1997). Using the Environment as an Integrating context to Improve Learning 
  

-Policy Examples

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Safe Schools Coalition. Alternatives to Expulsion.