Most measured dimensions of school racial climate are significantly correlated with students' school belonging across educational levels¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q4
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-19 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q4 i? Meta-analytic three-level random-effects models showed significant correlations between belonging and eleven racial climate dimensions, including discrimination, equal status/positive interactions, and multiple forms of ethnic-racial socialization. → Christy M. Byrd 2026

Evidence¶

Christy M. Byrd 2026¶

Christy M. Byrd, Alisa Sas, Renata Halls-Gordon, Jacqueline Cerda-Smith, Stella Jackman-Ryan, Jaylene Patterson. (2026). How School Racial Climate Creates Opportunity Structures for Belonging: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10078-4

q4 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Meta-analysis of 77 studies and 276 effect sizes using three-level random-effects models with Hartung–Knapp adjustment; the models "showed significant correlations between belonging" and the eleven listed racial climate dimensions. No pooled effect sizes are printed in the available text, so magnitude is not reported.

"showed significant cor -relations between belonging and discrimination—personally experienced, general negative interactions, equal status/positive interactions, cultural socialization, intercultural competence socialization, critical consciousness socialization, mainstream socialization, positive interaction socialization, commitment to diversity, general socialization, and general racial climate."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Belonging — outcome: instruction changes it

Color-evasive socialization shows no significant association with school belonging, unlike the other socialization dimensions — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Country, marginalized group membership, school level, and publication type were tested as moderators of racial climate–belonging associations — related
School racial climate subscales showed positive relationships with motivational constructs including interest, belonging, and utility value — related
Black students experience a more hostile campus racial climate than other students of color in schools — related

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