Session: Improving School Climate (Sixteenth Annual Conference Research That Makes A Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy)

Friday, January 13, 2012: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM

Penn Quarter A (Grand Hyatt Washington)

Cluster: School Social Work

Moderator:

Laura Hopson, State University of New York at Albany

* noted as presenting author

Achievement Gap: The Role of School Climate In Mediating, Moderating and Compensating the Relationship Between Students' Socio-Economic Background and Their Academic Achievements
Ruth Berkowitz, MA, Louis and Gaby Weisfeld School of Social Work; Rami Benbenishty, PhD, Bar Ilan University & Haruv Institute; Elisheva Ben-Artzi, PhD, Kinneret Academic College, Tzemach and Bar Ilan University; Hagit Glickman, PhD, Ministry of Education; Tal Raz, PhD, Ministry of education; Nurit Lipshtat, MA, Ministry of Education

Schools As Learning Organizations: A Cross-Cultural Validity Study of the School Success Profile Learning Organization Measure In Israel
Ruth Berkowitz, MA, Louis and Gaby Weisfeld School of Social Work; Gary L. Bowen, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Rami Benbenishty, PhD, Bar Ilan University & Haruv Institute; Joelle D. Powers, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Influence of Parental Expectations On Academic Outcomes In the Context of School Climate Effects
Laura Hopson, State University of New York at Albany; Tricia Weldon, State University of New York at Albany

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