ERIC Number: EJ988681
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Publication Date: 2012
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Adolescent Perspectives on Schooling Experiences: The Interplay of Risk and Protective Factors within Their Lives
Bower, Julie M.; Carroll, Annemaree; Ashman, Adrian F.
International Journal of Educational Research, v53 p9-21 2012
This research investigated relationships between risk and protective factors and school experiences for three adolescent groups (31 early-onset offenders who began offending before the age of 12, 36 late-onset offenders who began offending at or after 12 years, and 36 who were non-offenders) aged 12-18 years. Using a semi-structured interview and thematic data analysis, thought and social processes were investigated to determine how goal-setting, planning, self-reflection, and social competence build resilience within the domains of school, peers/leisure, and self. Overall, important differences in schooling experiences were reported, indicating that those with high risk- and low protective factors within these contexts were likely to lack connectedness, unlikely to have a positive self-concept, and likely to have disengaged from school. (Contains 3 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Adolescents, Interpersonal Competence, Data Analysis, Semi Structured Interviews, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Risk, Delinquency, Age Differences, Goal Orientation, Planning, Reflection, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Peer Relationship, Educational Environment, Leisure Time
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Language: English
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