The study assessed the perceptions of school climate among 183 students at the Amman Baccalaureate School and the New English School in Amman, Jordan. Findings indicate that these students' largest perceived discrepancies between present and desired school climates are related to opportunities for providing input into school processes and decisions and to issues of trust and caring.
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