School Characteristics Related to Student Engagement

Examines aspects of the structural and regulatory environment of schools to identify features associated with higher levels of engagement among at-risk eighth graders. Results from 6,488 at-risk students (about 33% were Hispanic American, 28% were African American, and 39% were white) support the im...

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Published in:The Journal of Negro education 1993-07, Vol.62 (3), p.249-268
Main Authors: Finn, Jeremy D., Voelkl, Kristin E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Access to Education
African Americans
American minorities
At risk students
Behavior
Black Students
Disadvantaged Youth
Educational Change
Educational Environment
Grade 8
High Risk Students
High school students
High schools
Hispanic American Students
Hispanic Americans
Institutional Characteristics
Junior High School Students
Junior High Schools
Low Income Groups
Middle School Students
Minority group students
National Education Longitudinal Study 1988
Opportunity to Learn
Organizational Structure
Racial Differences
School enrollment
School Restructuring
School size
Schools
Social Environment
Social research
Student Attitudes
Student Behavior
Student Engagement
Student Motivation
Students
Teachers
Teaching, Schools, and Opportunity to Learn
White Students
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Summary:Examines aspects of the structural and regulatory environment of schools to identify features associated with higher levels of engagement among at-risk eighth graders. Results from 6,488 at-risk students (about 33% were Hispanic American, 28% were African American, and 39% were white) support the importance of school characteristics in student engagement. (SLD)
ISSN:0022-2984
2167-6437
DOI:10.2307/2295464