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ERIC Number: EJ551289
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
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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