The Perceived School Climate in Invitational Schools in Hong Kong

This article describes the use of the Chinese translation of the revised Inviting School Survey (ISS-R; Smith, 2005; Smith &Bernard, 2004) to measure the invitational climate of seven invitational secondary schools in Hong Kong. The five subscales ofChinese version of ISS-R were found to be valid and reliable in a sample of 706 Grade 11 students. Students’ perceptions ofthe invitational climate in the key areas of people, places, processes, policies, and programs (5P’s) were analyzed. It issuggested that indications of invitational climate in the 5P’s could facilitate teachers’ and administrators’ consideration inimproving invitational practices to cater for the needs of different groups of students.