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Victimized Teachers’ Perceptions of Procedural Justice and the Impact on Satisfaction with School Responses

NCJ Number
308984
Journal
Journal of School Violence Volume: Online Dated: 2024
Author(s)
John McCluskey
Date Published
2024
Annotation

The research presented in this article addresses a gap in the literature regarding the quality of treatment for teacher victimizations when they are reported to school administrators; it reports findings which indicate that procedural justice is an important dimension of school response and is influential on teachers’ reported satisfaction with how victimization events were handled.

Abstract

Victimization of teachers is an area of growing concern for administrators and policymakers. Recent research has increased the understanding of the prevalence and negative consequences of teacher victimization; however, one gap in the literature involves understanding the quality of treatment when victimizations are reported to school administrators. The present research attempts to fill the gap by applying procedural justice theory to understand how elements of school responses to victimization events affect teachers’ satisfaction with the process. Data from teachers among 50 largest school districts across the nation were used to identify 636 theft, sexual harassment, and physical assault incidents reported to school administration. Teachers’ satisfaction with the school response was modeled using measures derived from distributive and procedural justice theoretical frameworks applied to administrator actions. Results indicate that procedural justice is an important dimension of school response and influential on teachers’ reported satisfaction with how victimization events were handled. (Published Abstract Provided)