MSW Thesis: An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Race, Student Perceptions of School Environment, and Student Outcomes
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14676773762021-08-03T06:37:07Z MSW Thesis: An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Race, Student Perceptions of School Environment, and Student Outcomes Lee, Megan L. Social Work Education School social work education Critical Race Theory race student perceptions school environment student outcomes educational disparities middle school high school belonging engagement teacher support student centeredness microaggressions This study examines the relationship between student perceptions of teacher support, student centeredness, and microaggressions, and sense of school belonging and engagement among Black, Latino, and white students. We first hypothesized that student perceptions of teacher support, student centeredness, and microaggressions would be significantly related to their sense of belonging and engagement. Secondly, we hypothesized that Black and Latino students would report more negative perceptions of their school environment, as well as a weaker sense of school belonging and engagement than their white peers. We analyzed data from a sample of 9536 middle and high school students provided by the Student Success Profile using structural equation modeling. Given prior knowledge on the microaggressions scale, we tested the other constructs in the model for invariance across the two groups (students of color and white students). We found that the measures of teacher support, student-centeredness, belonging, and engagement had too many statistically different factor loadings across the groups to be considered equivalent, which required us to test Black and Latino students separately from white students. Though we could not statistically compare results from the two models, we found that teacher support, student centeredness, and microaggressions are directly and indirectly related to sense of school belonging and engagement among Black/Latino and white students. Findings from this study provide evidence that can be used to guide future research on possible effects of student perceptions of school environment and school outcomes, and inform school practices to improve school experiences for students across racial groups. 2016-10-27 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1467677376 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1467677376 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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