A School Connectedness Scale for Use with Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Lohmeier, Jill Hendrickson; Lee, Steven W.
Titel	A School Connectedness Scale for Use with Adolescents
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 17 (2011) 2, S.85-95 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Suburban Schools; Evaluators; Academic Achievement; Factor Structure; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Student School Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Peer Relationship; School Size; High School Students; Student Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schulleistung; Faktorenstruktur; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	Evaluators are frequently asked to assess the effectiveness of school programs implemented to improve academic achievement. School connectedness has been shown to be directly related to academic achievement (McNeely, Nonnemaker, & Blum, 2002) and is therefore of interest to evaluators. The construct of school connectedness has been shown to consist of 3 elements: connectedness to adults in schools, connectedness to peers, and connectedness to the school (Karcher & Lee, 2002). This paper reports the psychometric properties and factor analyses findings from a School Connectedness Scale (SCS) given to adolescents in 2 very different high schools in the Northeast, one a large urban school and one a medium-sized suburban school. The results indicate that the SCS is highly reliable with a stable factor structure across diverse populations. The broad applications of use for the instrument are discussed. (Contains 5 tables, 1 figure, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10