Stand Tall to Protect Students: School Counselors Strengthening School Connectedness. (July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lapan, Richard T.; Wells, Ryan; Petersen, Judy; McCann, Leigh Ann
• Is Part Of: Journal of counseling and development. Volume 92:Number 3(2014:Jul.)
• Page Start: 304
• Page End: 315
• Publication Date: 2014-07
• Subjects: Vocational guidance -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Vocational education -- Periodicals; 361.0605
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00158.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-9633

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>In an urban sample of 5, 595 students in Grades 7–12, the authors found that (a) personalized counseling services that were responsive to student needs enhanced school connectedness, (b) risk factors (e.g., poverty, mobility rates, limited English proficiency) were associated with lower school connectedness scores, and (c) responsive counseling services acted as a protective factor that reduced some of the negative effects of risk factors on school connectedness, and consequently, student success in academic and nonacademic areas.</p> </abstract>