Students' Ratings of School Climate and School Belonging for Understanding their Effects and Relationship of Junior High Schools in Taiwan

Lin Xiao; Der-Hsiang Huang; Hui-Min Huang

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Lin Xiao
Der-Hsiang Huang
Hui-Min Huang

Keywords:

school climate, school belonging, construction

Abstract

This study was to explore junior high students' perception of school climate and school belonging. The main purposes of the present study were to test the relationships between school climate and school belonging. How's the correlation between the two variables? Which one has better effects on the other? Three hundred and twenty-eight junior high students in Taiwan were selected to inclusion in the investigation. A statistically significant relationship between school climate and school belonging was found. From the construction analyses, we found that the path coefficients of Model 1 and Model 2 are the same. The outcomes meant that school climate had significant effects on school belonging and school belonging also had significant effects on school climate. The results of the study can offer the relative schools for evaluating school effects and school improvement.

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Students’ Ratings of School Climate and School Belonging for Understanding their Effects and Relationship of Junior High Schools in Taiwan. (2013). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 13(9), 25-32. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/

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Author Biographies

Lin Xiao

Lin Xiao is a researcher affiliated with National Chi Nan University in Taiwan. Their work explores educational topics such as school climate and school belonging among junior high school students, as well as the expansion of higher education and overeducation in Taiwan. With a focus on understanding the effects and relationships within educational systems, Lin Xiao contributes to the academic discourse on educational policy and student well-being.

Der-Hsiang Huang

Der-Hsiang Huang is a dedicated researcher and educator affiliated with the Professional Development in Education department at Da-Yeh University in Taiwan. His research spans educational psychology and school climate, with a notable study on the relationship between school climate and school belonging among junior high school students in Taiwan. Additionally, he has contributed to biological research, including a study on sexual dimorphism in the Chinese endemic species Hynobius maoershanensis. With 15 publications and over 1,300 citations, his work has garnered significant attention, reflected in an h-index of 7. His interdisciplinary approach highlights a commitment to understanding both educational and biological systems.

Hui-Min Huang

Hui-Min Huang is a researcher affiliated with National Chi Nan University in Taiwan. With a strong focus on educational psychology and quantitative methods, Dr. Huang has contributed significantly to understanding school climate and student belonging in junior high schools. Notable works include studies on fuzzy statistical analysis in educational comparisons and the relationship between school climate and belonging. With over 130 publications and an h-index of 18, Dr. Huang's research has been cited more than 1,300 times, reflecting a sustained impact on the field of education.

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