In the Context of Risk: Supportive Adults and the School Engagement of Middle School Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Woolley ◽  
Gary L. Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
School Students

Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Middle School Students: Invariance Properties Related to Gender and Ethnicity

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112110625
Author(s):  
Paul S. Strand ◽  
Brian F. French ◽  
Bruce W. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Native American ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Self Report ◽  
General Factor ◽  
School Students

The middle school version of the Washington Assessment of Risks and Needs of Students (msWARNS) is a self-report instrument designed for use by school personnel to identify barriers to school attendance and school success for sixth- to eighth-grade students. It measures six domains relevant to improving school outcomes that include aggression-defiance, depression-anxiety, substance use, peer deviance, home environment, and school engagement. In the present study, a bifactor S − 1 model, for which the aggression-defiance domain was the reference factor for the general factor and the other domains constituted the subfactors, had good fit and better fit than several other alternative models. Results of multigroup confirmatory factor analysis revealed invariance across different groups defined by gender and race/ethnicity (Native American, African American, Hispanic, and White), with a sample of referred middle school students ( N = 2,356; ages 10–15 years). Reliability analyses support the use of the general factor to guide decision-making, the reliable use of the depression-anxiety factor for providing additional insights, and the remaining factors for guiding communication, as part of an assessment and intervention program for middle school students.

Examining School Engagement and Self-Concept by Grade Level Among at-Risk Middle School Students

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua M. Henderson ◽  
Jennie Park-Taylor ◽  
Griselle Baret ◽  
Chana B. Krupka ◽  
Mikaela Pitcan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
School Students

Private tutoring, students’ cognitive ability and school engagement, and the formal schooling context: Evidence from middle school students in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-298
Author(s):  
Yueyun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Student Development ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Private Tutoring ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Positive Effects

This study examines the effects of participation in private tutoring on Chinese students’ cognitive ability and school engagement, and further investigates the role of the formal schooling context in moderating these effects. Utilizing a nationally representative data set of Chinese middle school students and the method of propensity score matching, I find that participation in private tutoring significantly boosts students’ cognitive ability and school engagement. Moreover, multilevel models are employed to demonstrate that the observed positive effects of receiving private tutoring vary across schools. Specifically, these effects are more significant for students in low-quality schools and tend to decrease for students in higher-quality schools. This study thus calls for a systematic examination of the private tutoring effects on various dimensions of student development as well as the contextual influence of formal schools while discussing the implications of private tutoring for educational inequality in contemporary China.

Associations Between Dimensions of School Engagement and Bullying Victimization and Perpetration Among Middle School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Forster ◽  
Amy L. Gower ◽  
Kari Gloppen ◽  
Renee Sieving ◽  
Jennifer Oliphant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
School Students
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