School connectedness: a comparison of students' and staff.

Open Access Dissertations Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2007-12-14 Predicting Student Perceptions of School Connectedness: The Contributions of Parent. school connectedness were moderated by risk group. For Mom, Dad, Tiffany, Adam, Amar, Zachary, and Jared Only Connect! That was the whole of her sermon.

To quantitatively assess the school’s culture, a 48-question survey was completed by 194 members of the senior class of 2017 (52% return rate). The survey was based on a previously tested School Connectedness Survey (SCS) developed by Lohmeier and Lee (2011).

THE ROLE OF STIGMA, SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS, AND DEPRESSION IN SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH A Thesis by MARISA GABRIELLE SCHORR Submitted to the Graduate School at Appalachian State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS May 2016 Department of Psychology.

The purpose of this quantitative, correlational research study was to develop an understanding of the relationship between the quality of school climate and connectedness as perceived by 3rd- to 5th-grade students and their teachers, and the level and of reading achievement of 3rd- to 5th-grade students in one district in the Northwestern United States.

One of these factors is school connectedness which was found to be one of the strongest protective factors for both boys and girls to decrease violence, and risk of unintentional inju ry (Center.

School Connectedness is a student’s general sense of being supported and accepted by peers and adults in a school, as well as a sense of commitment, engagement, and belonging to the school institution. This variable has been linked to a variety of positive academic and social outcomes.

This dissertation was designed to examine the impact school-based mentor programs have on school connectedness when compared to a control group with no mentoring. Further, the study was designed to determine the differential impact between peer mentoring and adult mentoring. The research study was also designed to provide data to inform the implementation of mentor programs when comparing.

This thesis presents findings from six systematic reviews which summarised the results of longitudinal studies reporting on a) the associations between PCRQ and alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use; b) the associations between school connectedness and adolescent alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use; and c) school connectedness as a moderator of.

Factors Affecting School Connectedness Among Agricultural Education Students: A Mixed Methods Study by Christy Witt, B.S., M.Ed. A Dissertation In AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Dr. David Doerfert.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between sense of coherence and school connectedness among online public high school students. The connection students make with their school can affect their well-being based on the stress they perceive from the school.

ADOLESCENT HOPELESSNESS: SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND ADULT SUPERVISION AS PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN THE CONTEXT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES by CAITLIN MARIE MCLEAR DISSERTATION Submitted to the Graduate School of Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of.

A mixed methods crossover design, involving 130 participants, was employed with measures of wellbeing, resilience and connectedness to nature administered pre- and post-forest school. Qualitative data was also collected. Results indicated significant improvements over time for resilience scores following forest school.