Sources of School Belonging for Students with Learning Disabilities.
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| Title: | Sources of School Belonging for Students with Learning Disabilities. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hagborg, Winston J. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Document Type: | Information Analyses Reports - Research Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: | Educational Environment, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Middle School Students, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Self Concept, Social Support Groups, Student Adjustment |
| Geographic Terms: | U.S.; New York |
| Abstract: | A sense of school belonging has been theorized to be crucial to a childs positive school adjustment and may contribute to their future mental health. The present study investigated the relationship between sources of social support as measured by Harters Social Support Scale for Children and Goodenows Psychological Sense of School Membership. The sample was composed of 52 middle school age students with learning disabilities and a matched sample of nondisabled classmates. Further analysis examined the relationship between belonging and background variables and self-perception. Possible group differences were described and the implications for school change offered. (Contains 15 references and 3 tables.) (Author) |
| Notes: | Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association (111th, Toronto, ON, Canada, August 7-10, 2003). |
| Journal Code: | RIEAPR2004 |
| Entry Date: | 2004 |
| Accession Number: | ED480099 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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