TY - JOUR AU - Hannum, John W. AB - Researchers and reformers have suggested that school climate is an important aspect of effective schools; however, the notion of climate is defined in a myriad of ways, is frequently nebulous, and is often merely a slogan for better schools. The current analysis uses a health metaphor to conceptualize and measure important aspects of school climate and then examines relationships between school health and student achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics in a sample of middle schools. As predicted, dimensions of organizational health were significantly related to student achievement even when the socioeconomic status of the school was controlled. TI - Middle School Climate: An Empirical Assessment of Organizational Health and Student Achievement JF - Educational Administration Quarterly: The Journal of Leadership for Effective & Equitable Organizations DO - 10.1177/0013161X97033003003 DA - 1997-08-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/middle-school-climate-an-empirical-assessment-of-organizational-health-4LCiTVptgt SP - 290 EP - 311 VL - 33 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -