ERIC Number: EJ1482245
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Oct
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
EISSN: EISSN-1746-1561
Available Date: 2025-07-09
A Scoping Review of School Connectedness Interventions for Adolescents
Sarina A. Attri1,2,3; Andrew E. Springer2; Steven H. Kelder2
Journal of School Health, v95 n10 p880-899 2025
Background: Given the importance of school connectedness for healthy adolescent development, this scoping review aimed to identify and describe intervention strategies used to increase school connectedness among adolescents. Methods: Guided by the Arksey and O'Malley framework, we conducted a scoping review of school-based intervention studies published between 2011 and 2023 targeting school connectedness among adolescents. Intervention strategies were organized using a social-ecological framework. Findings: There were 24 included studies across 12 countries, targeting students aged 10-20 years. Various theories, study designs, and measurement tools were used. Interventions were primarily classroom-based, with common strategies including lessons, skill-building, and role plays. Most targeted the individual or interpersonal level rather than the organizational level. Despite it generally being a secondary outcome, 11 of the 23 interventions had a positive effect on school connectedness.
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescent Attitudes, Educational Strategies, Student School Relationship, Skill Development, Role Playing, Children, Adolescents, Student Development, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01CA242171
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA; 2Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, Texas, USA; 3Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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