Table 5.
Differences in Emphasizing Caring Attitudes in Schools with Low Versus High Social Climate Index
| Question | Responsea | Total % (n) | Lower SCI responders, n = 33 % (n) | Higher SCI responders, n = 40 % (n) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students are strongly encouraged to engage in collaborative learning at this school | Agree | 94 (68) | 88 (29) | 100 (39) | 0.025 |
| Disagree | 6 (4) | 12 (4) | 0 | ||
| Faculty development programs strongly emphasize recognition/teaching caring attitudes | Agree | 54 (39) | 31 (10) | 72 (29) | 0.002 |
| Disagree | 46 (33) | 69 (22) | 28 (11) | ||
| School asks interviewers to assess caring attitudes of applicants | Yes | 93 (55) | 85 (22) | 100 (33) | 0.020 |
| No | 7 (4) | 15 (4) | 0 | ||
| Annual faculty awards for caring/ humanism | Yes | 77 (56) | 64 (21) | 88 (35) | 0.016 |
| No | 23 (17) | 36 (12) | 12 (5) | ||
| OSCE chosen as one of the top three methods to assess caring attitudes | Yes | 82 (60) | 70 (23) | 92 (37) | 0.011 |
| No | 18 (13) | 30 (10) | 8 (3) | ||
| Provided faculty development within past year in facilitating self-reflection/ personal awareness | Yes | 18 (13) | 6 (2) | 28 (11) | 0.017 |
| No | 82 (59) | 94 (31) | 72 (28) |
aWe collapsed responses agree/strongly agree into a single “agree” category, and disagree/strongly disagree into a single “disagree” category.