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Curriculum and Instruction

Dordt University

Master of Education Program Theses

2023

Qualitative research

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School Climate Measurement And Analysis, Adrian J. Vandenberg May 2023

School Climate Measurement And Analysis, Adrian J. Vandenberg

Master of Education Program Theses

This action research project examined the concept of school climate and measured and analyzed school climate data in a mixed methods study at an independent school in British Columbia. In this study, 341 students participated in a survey which included demographic questions and items from the School Climate Measure (SCM). The quantitative data from the survey measured the school climate in 10 different domains at the school and was used to compare and analyze different subgroups within the student population. Six students were also interviewed to collect qualitative data and analyze the school climate more comprehensively. The data and subsequent …