Stand Tall to Protect Students: School Counselors Strengthening School Connectedness |
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| Authors: | Richard T. Lapan Ryan Wells Judy Petersen Leigh Ann McCann |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Student Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst.;2. Department of Educational Policy and Research Analysis, University of Massachusetts Amherst.;3. Department of School Counseling, Granite School District, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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| Abstract: | In an urban sample of 5,595 students in Grades 7–12, the authors found that (a) personalized counseling services that were responsive to student needs enhanced school connectedness, (b) risk factors (e.g., poverty, mobility rates, limited English proficiency) were associated with lower school connectedness scores, and (c) responsive counseling services acted as a protective factor that reduced some of the negative effects of risk factors on school connectedness, and consequently, student success in academic and nonacademic areas. |
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