The Association between Population Policies, School Safety, and Education

在这个项目中，考察了州级人口方法对学校安全和教育结果的影响，以及对学生对学校安全和教育结果的看法的影响。健康和安全的学校对教育进步、成功和成就很可能是重要的。随着美国的人口结构变得更加多样化，了解各州处理人口问题的方法可能会如何影响学校安全和教育，以及学生对学校安全和教育的看法变得更加重要。这项研究的结果与与教育有关的决策者和利益攸关方有关。该项目由社会学项目和扩大参与的科学项目共同支持。这项研究将从多个具有国家代表性的数据集中提取。州议会全国会议的数据将被用来评估国家对人口采取的方法的变化。不同的结果变量将来自关于犯罪、安全的学校调查；2009年的高中纵向研究；以及共同核心数据。各种统计分析将被用来调查人口方法、学校安全、教育和相关学生看法之间的联系。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

In this project, the effects of state-level population approaches both on school-level safety and educational outcomes and on student-level perceptions of school-level safety and educational outcomes are examined. It is likely that healthy and safe schools are important for educational progress, success, and attainment. As the United States becomes more demographically diverse, it becomes more important to understand how states’ approaches to population may affect school safety and education and students’ perceptions of school safety and education. Results of this research are relevant to decision makers and stakeholders concerned with education. This project is supported jointly by the Sociology Program and the Science of Broadening Participation Program.This research will draw from multiple nationally representative datasets. The National Conference of State Legislatures data will be used to assess change in state approaches to populations. The different outcome variables will be taken from the School Survey on Crime, Safety; the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009; and Common Core Data. Various statistical analyses will be employed to investigate the association between population approaches, school safety, education, and related student perceptions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.