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“Keeping an Eye Out”: Students’ Experiences of School Personnel’s Noticing in Shaping or Hindering a Positive School Climate
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Educational sciences, Educational science, Curriculum studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4618-0532
Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8755-6922
Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, SE-58183 Linköping, Sweden.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Educational sciences, Educational science.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6425-0795
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2025 (English)In: Social Sciences, E-ISSN 2076-0760, Vol. 14, no 5, article id 254Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

A positive school climate is characterized by a higher degree of well-being among students, reduced bullying, and improved academic performance. While many initiatives are aimed at creating a positive school climate, discussions in both research and theory frequently fail to acknowledge the essential role of school personnel. This study examines a purposeful sample of Swedish middle-school students (4th to 9th grade) of school personnel’s noticing in fostering or hindering a positive school climate. Fifteen (15) focus groups and 19 semi-structured interviews were analyzed, covering 133 participants selected from three schools (age range 10 to 16 years) in a Swedish municipality. Drawing on a framework of professional noticing and positive school and classroom climate, the investigation was conducted using a case study approach and analyzed with the help of content analysis. The results highlighted the importance placed by students on school personnel noticing appropriate things/events and responding accordingly. For this to happen, personnel need to (a) notice and make themselves visible; (b) be actively observing as a prerequisite to their noticing; (c) be receptive to noticing; (d) notice and grasp a full picture, including students’ perspectives; and (e) connect their noticing with appropriate actions.

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MDPI , 2025. Vol. 14, no 5, article id 254
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school climate; school safety; bullying; supervision; noticing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-47092DOI: 10.3390/socsci14050254ISI: 001496856600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105006469767OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-47092DiVA, id: diva2:1965543
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Swedish Research Council, 2021-05708Available from: 2025-06-09 Created: 2025-06-09 Last updated: 2026-03-24Bibliographically approved

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