Ways of mattering and meeting student needs in alternative high school programs

Ways of mattering and meeting student needs in alternative high school programs

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This study examined how students report the relationship between feelings of mattering at school and how their needs are being met while at school. The study included 134 students, in grades nine through twelve, in five alternative programs in Vancouver, B.C. The meeting of students needs an...

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Main Author: Norton, David William
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Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4317
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spelling ndltd-UBC-oai-circle.library.ubc.ca-2429-43172018-01-05T17:31:55Z Ways of mattering and meeting student needs in alternative high school programs Norton, David William This study examined how students report the relationship between feelings of mattering at school and how their needs are being met while at school. The study included 134 students, in grades nine through twelve, in five alternative programs in Vancouver, B.C. The meeting of students needs and the measurement of perceptions of mattering were determined through the use of two questionnaires. The instrument measuring needs fulfilment employed scales relating to security, social, esteem and self actualization needs. The questionnaire measuring perceptions of mattering utilized scales measuring perceptions of importance, attention, dependence and ego - extension. The results showed strong correlations between the meeting of student needs and perceptions of mattering while in attendance at school. Education, Faculty of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of Graduate 2009-02-09T22:51:13Z 2009-02-09T22:51:13Z 1995 1995-11 Text Thesis/Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4317 eng For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. 2949857 bytes application/pdf
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description This study examined how students report the relationship between feelings of mattering at school and how their needs are being met while at school. The study included 134 students, in grades nine through twelve, in five alternative programs in Vancouver, B.C. The meeting of students needs and the measurement of perceptions of mattering were determined through the use of two questionnaires. The instrument measuring needs fulfilment employed scales relating to security, social, esteem and self actualization needs. The questionnaire measuring perceptions of mattering utilized scales measuring perceptions of importance, attention, dependence and ego - extension. The results showed strong correlations between the meeting of student needs and perceptions of mattering while in attendance at school. === Education, Faculty of === Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of === Graduate
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