A Comparison of General and Special Education High School Students in Transition: The Impact of Social Support on Student Outcomes

Autor/in	Jensen, Mira A.
Titel	A Comparison of General and Special Education High School Students in Transition: The Impact of Social Support on Student Outcomes
Quelle	(2011), (147 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, City University of New York
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1245-0588-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; School Psychologists; Academic Achievement; Achievement Tests; Adjustment (to Environment); Special Education; General Education; High School Students; Individual Differences; Questionnaires; Social Support Groups; Student Behavior; Educational Psychology; Behavior Assessment System for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Schulleistung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Individueller Unterschied; Fragebogen; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie
Abstract	This dissertation study examined the differences between students in general education and in special education in their perceptions of the types of support they need from different sources during the transitions at the beginning and end of high school. Specifically, this study examined the role of social support in students' behavioral and academic functioning and their postsecondary-school aspirations. General and special education students in 9th and 12th grades (N = 89) completed (1) the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS; Malecki, Demaray, & Elliott, 2004), (2) the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) and (3) a brief questionnaire on students' goals and aspirations after high school. Participants' test scores on regularly administered standardized achievement tests measured academic functioning. Overall, there was little variation among participants regarding their perceptions of social support, academic achievement or behavioral adjustment, and postsecondary goals and aspirations, regardless of their age, gender, or educational placement. Social support predicted one aspect of students' behavioral well-being (i.e., personal adjustment). The lack of significant findings may reflect study limitations, particularly sample limitations. Overall, the study's participants attend a school where most of the student body was performing well academically and exhibited behaviors (i.e., attendance) that are important for school success. The study's limitations, suggestions for future research, and implications for school psychologists are discussed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10