The Restorative Practices Intervention (RPI), is a whole school environment intervention which is integrated into existing school practice (rather than 'added on') so does not compete with academic priorities; and it has some evidence supporting its effectiveness at improving school environment and promoting positive peer relationships. The specific aims of this investigator initiated study are to: 1. Assess the mechanisms of how RPI implementation influences the school environment; 2. Assess the effects of RPI on school staff perceptions of school climate and adolescents' reports of school connectedness, peer relationships, developmental outcomes (academic achievement and social competency) and problem behaviors (alcohol use, bullying, disciplinary referrals); 3. Assess the extent to which the positive effects of RPI on adolescents persist over time during the transition between middle and high school. For the first time utilizing rigorous scientific methods, this study has the potential to document whether a whole-school intervention like RPI, that can be integrated into existing school practice, can affect both developmental outcomes and problem behaviors and whether the effects persist during the transition from middle to high school.
Age range
12 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change from Baseline in Perceptions of School Climate Post RPI and 1 year Post RPI
Timeframe: Baseline (pre-RPI), Post RPI, 1 year Post RPI (covers a time frame of 3 years total)
Change from Baseline in School Connectedness Post RPI and 1 year Post RPI
Timeframe: Baseline, Post RPI, 1 year Post RPI (covers a time frame of 3 years total)
Change from Baseline in Peer Relationships Post RPI and 1 year Post RPI
Timeframe: Baseline, Post RPI, 1 year Post RPI (covers a time frame of 3 years total)
Change from Baseline in Social Competency Post RPI and 1 year Post RPI
Timeframe: Baseline, Post RPI, 1 year Post RPI (covers a time frame of 3 years total)
Change from Baseline in Bullying Post RPI and 1 year Post RPI
Timeframe: Baseline, Post RPI, 1 year Post RPI (covers a time frame of 3 years total)
Change from Baseline in Administrative Data Post RPI and 1 year Post RPI
Timeframe: Baseline, Post RPI, 1 year post RPI (covers a time frame of 3 years total)