The study analyses teachers' perceptions of school relations and climate in a 'non-traditional' international school between the Greek national education departments and the IB department. Comparing perceptions of inwards and outwards oriented departments is relatively neglected in literature which treats schools and their culture(s) as monolithic…

School suspension lists produced at the state and national level, indicate an overrepresentation of students with identified learning disabilities and are from racial/ethnic minority and low socio-economic groups. The main focus of this study was to explore this phenomenon and the relationship between principal beliefs on the use of suspension and…

Questionnaires examined differences between public and private schools regarding teachers' pupil control ideology and behavior. Teachers and students completed three survey instruments. Only pupil control ideology differed significantly between public and private schools. Pupil control behavior was the best predictor of environmental robustness.…