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Design And Exploratory Factor Analysis Of A New School Connectedness Scale, Jiali Zheng
Design And Exploratory Factor Analysis Of A New School Connectedness Scale, Jiali Zheng
Georgia Educational Research Association Conference
School connectedness is found to be directly related to adolescents’ academic achievement, peer acceptance, social emotional well-being, and their decisions to remain in school. Given its importance, school connectedness has become an important goal in educational reform initiatives. However, the construct of and terminology for studying school connectedness remain unclear and there is no consensus on what core latent traits of school connectedness should be measured. This study aims to design a new and easy-to-use school connectedness scale. The researchers will examine factor analysis results from existing literature, and borrow items from existing scales. Except for experts’ advice, adolescents’ opinions …
Educators: How Does Stress Impact Students?, Tanya M. Hudson Ed.D, Noran L. Moffet
Educators: How Does Stress Impact Students?, Tanya M. Hudson Ed.D, Noran L. Moffet
Georgia Educational Research Association Conference
Stress-coping strategies are identified by researchers as conditions used suitable to a situation when adolescents have a change in their environment or a stressor that they cannot control. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the impact of stress-coping strategies on perceived stress levels, levels of intrinsic motivation, and self-efficacy. According to the research, stress results from an imbalance between the requirements of the environment and one’s ability to cope with it (Aldwin, 2007). The inquiry was conducted in a high school of convenience where the researcher had access to the students available to participate in this mixed method …