ERIC Number: EJ1462397
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-2020
EISSN: EISSN-2161-1505
Available Date: 2024-07-31
An Exploratory Investigation of Student-Level Factors and Perceptions of Safety in Secondary Schools Implementing SWPBIS
Nicholas L. Scheel1; Jose M. Castillo2; John M. Ferron2; Donald Kincaid3; Nathaniel P. von der Embse2
Contemporary School Psychology, v29 n1 p221-235 2025
The ongoing concern among the public about the safety of school-aged students in the United States has driven researchers to identify effective preventative practices to enhance school safety. Although past research has identified and evaluated specific preventative initiatives, the breadth of literature evaluating multitiered systems of supports and student perceptions of safety is limited. This exploratory investigation utilized a multivariate analysis of variance to examine student perceptions of safety across grade levels and racial/ethnic identities of secondary students in two School Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) implementing schools. Findings included significant differences in perspectives of major and minor safety instances across student racial/ethnic identity and across grade level. Practice implications and directions for future research pertaining to SWPBIS and school safety are presented.
Descriptors: School Safety, Student Attitudes, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Positive Behavior Supports, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Sam Houston State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Huntsville, USA; 2University of South Florida, College of Education, Tampa, USA; 3University of South Florida, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, Tampa, USA