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Article: Executive summary.(school connectedness)
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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School connectedness refers to the belief by students that adults in the school care about their learning and about them as individuals. Researchers have studied the concept under a variety of names such as school bonding, school climate, teacher support, and school engagement (see Libbey, pg 274). In the past decade the concept has gained currency among educators and school health professionals as an important factor that when present reduces the likelihood that young people will engage in health-compromising behaviors and concurrently increases the likelihood of academic success. In addition, recent research has shown that students who report high levels of school ...