Antisocial Behavior, Academic Failure, and School Climate: A Critical Review.

McEvoy, Alan; Welker, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ613025

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Antisocial Behavior, Academic Failure, and School Climate: A Critical Review.

McEvoy, Alan; Welker, Robert

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, v8 n3 p130-40 Fall 2000

This article examines the role of school climate in guiding programs designed to reduce academic failure and antisocial behavior among students defined as "at risk". Suggestions are offered for improving such educational programs in a manner consistent with research on school climate and effective schools. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Academic Failure, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, High Risk Students, Performance Factors, Program Effectiveness

Publication Type: Guides - General; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Series: School Safety Part II.