Personal correlates of contrasting environments: Student satisfactions in high school classrooms

The relationship o f perceived environment o f the high school classroom to student satisfactions and moods was assessed in two matched samples o f 18 classrooms each. A number o f significant and replicated relationships were found between the perceived environment and various satisfactions and moods. The strongest relationships with student satisfactions and positive student mood involved those classrooms emphasizing personal relationship dimensions and clarity o f rules. The study was conceptualized and discussed in the context o f two central aspects o f community psychology." the assessment of environments and the implications o f such assessments for planning and change.