Analyzing Profiles and Predictors of Students' Social-Ecological Engagement

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      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      37
    • Education Level:
      High Schools
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Correlation; Learner Engagement; Student Characteristics; Student Behavior; Family Environment; Educational Environment; Community; Student Participation; Student Motivation; Extracurricular Activities; Social Influences; High School Students
    • ISSN:
      2332-8584
    • Abstract:
      Using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study (2002), this study employed latent class analysis (LCA) to explore the relationship between students' engagement-related dispositions and their behavioral engagement in home, school, and community activities. The primary aim was to identify and describe the engagement characteristics of distinct subpopulations of students. Our higher-order LCA models yielded five subpopulation profiles of students' social-ecological engagement. In contrast to extant participation-identification models, these new profiles suggested that the relationship between students' behavioral engagement and their school-related identities and dispositions is nonlinear and nonhomogeneous. This major finding recommends comprehensive school-community improvement models as well as nuanced interventions that are tailor-made to fit the engagement needs and identity-related characteristics of each student subpopulation.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      77
    • Publication Date:
      2018
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1194656