The Concept Of School Climate In The School Community

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Implicit in this research is a social constructivist ontological position. Social constructivism views human society as simultaneously subjective and objective; as human interaction creates and sustains an individual’s knowledge about the world. Furthermore ‘meaning is the product of the prevailing cultural frame of social … persons and groups interacting together in a social system form, over time, concepts or mental representations of each other’s actions. These concepts eventually become … is embedded in society” (Galbin, 2014). This research emerges from a belief that the fundamental challenge for bullying prevention is discordant attitudes, beliefs and values across levels of the school community. It is founded on the position that people …show more content…

School Climate refers to overall the tenor of social relations (Crosnoe, 2014) within a school community. It is a conceptual metaphor for the overall health of a school (Freiberg, 1999) delineating school life through spheres of safe and supportive relationships, learning and teaching practices, and larger institutional patterns indicative of either cohesive or fragmented values and beliefs (Cohen et al., 2009; DeWitt & Slade, 2014). Investigating school climate has been shown to be a key indicator in a school 's ability to address instances of bullying and harassment (Cixin-Wang, Berry, & Swearer, 2013; Cohen, …show more content…

“Phenomenological writers … dwell in the borderland between a “poetic attitude” and a utilitarian writing style”(Friesen & Henriksson, 2012). The short narratives remain true to events or meaning of the experience, yet constructed with a degree of poetic license for aesthetic purposes. It serves an illustrative purpose; revealing the personal narratives that prompted the focus of my research and bridging the limitation of personal bias through consciously examining school bullying bracketed by my

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