School Attachment: Perspectives of Low-attached High School Students.

Mouton, Suzanne G.; Hawkins, Jaqueline; McPherson, Robert H.; Copley, Juanita

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ERIC Number: EJ551289

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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School Attachment: Perspectives of Low-attached High School Students.

Mouton, Suzanne G.; Hawkins, Jaqueline; McPherson, Robert H.; Copley, Juanita

Educational Psychology, v16 n3 p297-304 Sep 1996

Interviews 10 students classified as exhibiting a low sense of attachment to their school. The in-depth interviews of urban high school students revealed that the students perceived a low level of support and encouragement from school personnel and their peers. Discusses the classification process and other factors affecting school attachment. (MJP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alienation, Educational Environment, High Risk Students, Institutional Characteristics, Loneliness, Psychological Patterns, Rejection (Psychology), School Culture, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student School Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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