Adolescent Well-Being and School Diversity: A Needs-Based Partnership Examining Virtual Learning and Interventions in Light of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism (Poster 30)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 10
  In Poster Session: 2022 Education Research Service Project Poster Session

Abstract

This project is the continuation of a research-practice partnership between Carrboro High School (CHS) leadership and researchers at Duke University and North Carolina State University. Our overall goals are to support adolescent well-being and the school climate for diversity. Alongside pre-COVID data collected at CHS in February 2020, this project includes two school-wide surveys and a series of daily surveys to examine the impact of COVID-19 and the effectiveness of virtual equity-based interventions on social-emotional outcomes and the school climate for diversity. The fall and spring surveys include measures focused on students' sense of belonging, loneliness, friendship, stress, critical consciousness, and school climate to examine experiences across the school year. In coordination with the school's "One School, One Book" initiative focused on combating systemic racism, students will participate in daily surveys aimed at tracking flucuations in belonging, stress, and social support. Results will be shared with CHS stakeholders to help them better understand the needs of the diverse student body in the face of dual pandemics. CHS will use results to impact practices and policies aimed at improving student engagement, social-emotional health, and school inclusivity. The findings will also contribute to the research literature on adolescent social relationships and well-being.

Author

• Jacqueline Cerda-Smith, North Carolina State University