Teachers' reports of disorder and crime decreased at a faster rate in Culture of Calm schools than in non-CoC schools between 2009 and 2011 (d = 0.4)¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i2 Between 2009 and 2011, teacher-reported Disorder and Crime decreased at a faster rate in CoC schools than in non-CoC comparison schools, an effect the authors call moderately strong (d = 0.4). → Rachel Levenstein 2011

Evidence¶

Rachel Levenstein 2011¶

Rachel Levenstein, Sue Sporte, Elaine Allensworth. (2011). Findings from an Investigation into the Culture of Calm Initiative. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/findings-investigation-culture-calm-initiative

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HLM analysis of My Voice, My School survey data from 47 CoC and 38 comparison high schools, controlling for student and school characteristics, showed the teacher Disorder and Crime measure "decreased at a faster rate for CoC schools compared to non-CoC schools." The printed effect size is d=0.4.

"However, unlike the student Safety measure, between 2009 and 2011, the decrease for CoC schools is greater than non-CoC schools. The red line has a sharper drop between 2009 and 2011 than the blue line. This effect is moderately strong"

Discussion¶

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