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School Connectedness: Comparison Between Adolescent Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and General Education Students
Thu, April 8, 2:00 to 3:00pm EDT (2:00 to 3:00pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Special and Inclusive Education Research Roundtable SessionsAbstract
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are struggling to connect to their school environments. The purpose of this study was to evaluate levels of school connectedness for adolescents with EBD attending self-contained classrooms and compare them to adolescents in general education. The School Connectedness Questionnaire (SCQ) was administered to students with EBD and general education students. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted. The results indicated that students with EBD reported statistically significant higher levels of school climate. These youth also reported significant differences on three specific items representing three of the four construct domains. The results indicate that adolescents with EBD may experience school differently but the effect sizes were minimal.