Sustainable School Climate and Teacher Behavioral Management Consistency Across Classroom and Informal School Spaces
Sustainability (Switzerland), cilt.18, sa.12, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.3390/su18126052
- Dergi Adı: Sustainability (Switzerland)
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Geobase, INSPEC
- Anahtar Kelimeler: behavioral norms, communication, consistent behavior, teacher behavior consistency
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Teachers’ behavioral consistency is recognized as a cornerstone of effective classroom management and of cultivating a positive school climate. This exploratory sequential mixed-methods study examined the extent to which middle-school teachers consistently applied values-based responses to comparable student behaviors across classroom and non-classroom settings. Results revealed higher consistency scores in classroom scenarios (M = 1.6) than in non-classroom scenarios (M = 1.1), with 40–50% of responses showing no overlap in strategy across contexts. Descriptive analyses indicated that behavioral consistency varied according to teacher gender, professional experience, and school socioeconomic context. These findings underscore differences in teachers’ reported responses across school settings and emphasize the importance of schoolwide behavior-management protocols and professional development initiatives that foster consistent, values-oriented practices throughout the school environment.