School Climate as a Predictor of Incivility and Bullying Among Public School Employees: A Multilevel Analysis

We surveyed public school educators on the workplace incivility and workplace bullying they experienced and obtained their ratings of the organizational climate of the school. We used multilevel modeling to determine the effects of individual-level and school-level predictors. Ratings of school clim...

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Published in:Journal of school violence 2015-04, Vol.14 (2), p.217-244
Main Authors: Powell, Joshua E., Powell, Anna L., Petrosko, Joseph M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Bullying
Corporate culture
Demography
Educational Environment
Employee Attitudes
Gender Differences
Kentucky
Measures (Individuals)
multilevel modeling
Online Surveys
Organizational Climate
Peer Relationship
Predictor Variables
Public schools
School environment
School Personnel
Surveys
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
Violence
Work Environment
workplace bullying
workplace incivility
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Summary:We surveyed public school educators on the workplace incivility and workplace bullying they experienced and obtained their ratings of the organizational climate of the school. We used multilevel modeling to determine the effects of individual-level and school-level predictors. Ratings of school climate were significantly related to incivility and bullying. We found inverse relationships- the better the organizational climate, the lower the incivility and bullying. Several demographic variables of educators and two school-level variables were not significant predictors. Leaders who focus on improving organizational climate may find that their efforts benefit both student achievement and relationships among educators.
ISSN:1538-8220
1538-8239
DOI:10.1080/15388220.2014.906917