Examining Measurement Invariance of a School Climate Survey Across Race and Ethnicity

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2020-10-27 DOI:10.1177/1534508420966390

A. Whitehouse, Songtian Zeng, R. Troeger, A. Cook, T. Minami

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Abstract

Positive school climate is a key determinant factor of students’ psychological well-being, safety, and academic achievement. Although researchers have examined the validity of school climate measures, there is a dearth of research investigating differences in student perceptions of school climate across race and ethnicity. This study evaluated the factor stability of a widely used school climate survey using factor analyses and measurement invariance techniques across racial/ethnic groups. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis indicated a five-factor structure for a school climate survey, and weak measurement invariance was found across Hispanic, Black, and White student groups (ΔCFI = .008). According to paired t tests, significant differences were found among racial/ethnic respondent groups across two factors: teacher and school effectiveness and sense of belonging and care. Validated school climate measures that are culturally and racially responsive to students’ experiences allow for accurate interpretations of school climate data. Discussion and implications are provided.

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考察跨种族和民族的学校气候调查的测量不变性

积极的学校氛围是学生心理健康、安全和学业成绩的关键决定因素。尽管研究人员已经检验了学校气候测量的有效性，但缺乏调查学生对不同种族和族裔的学校气候感知差异的研究。本研究使用跨种族/族裔群体的因素分析和测量不变性技术，评估了一项广泛使用的学校气候调查的因素稳定性。验证性因素分析的结果表明，学校气候调查采用五因素结构，西班牙裔、黑人和白人学生群体的测量不变性较弱（ΔCFI=.008）。根据配对t检验，在教师和学校的有效性、归属感和关怀感两个因素上，种族/民族受访者群体之间存在显著差异。经过验证的学校气候措施在文化和种族上对学生的经历做出了回应，可以准确解释学校气候数据。提供了讨论和含义。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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