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. 2021 Apr 15:12:628809.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.628809. eCollection 2021.

School Violence and Teacher Professional Engagement: A Cross-National Study

Youcai Yang  1   2 , Lixia Qin  3 , Ling Ning  4
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School Violence and Teacher Professional Engagement: A Cross-National Study

Youcai Yang et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

School violence research has mainly focused on the impact on students. Very few studies, even fewer from a cross-cultural perspective, have examined the relationships between school violence and teacher professional engagement, and the role played by teacher self-efficacy and school climate related factors. The present study utilizes a SEM research methodology to analyze the 2013 TALIS data. The purpose is to understand and compare the relationships in four different cultural contexts; the U.S., England, South Korea, and Mexico. Results indicate, on average, that the significant and negative impacts of school violence on teacher professional engagement are partly mediated by teacher self-efficacy. The negativity of school violence is significantly alleviated by enhancing participation among school stakeholders and improving teacher-student relationships. The relationships among the factors apply across all four cultural systems, though, the effects of factors and variables vary to a degree. The paper also discusses other relevant issues and differences as well as their implications.

Keywords: cross-national comparison; school climate; school violence; structural equation modeling (SEM); teacher professional engagement; teacher self-efficacy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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SEM model on school violence and teacher professional engagement.
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Standardized estimates of the SEM model (USA).
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Standardized estimates of the SEM model (KOREA).
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Standardized estimates of the SEM model (ENGLAND).
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Standardized estimates of the SEM model (MEXICO).
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