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The Hemingway Measure of School Connectedness
Karcher, M.J.(2011). The hemingway measure of school connectedness. Retrieved from http://adolescentconnectedness.com/survey.php
How could you promote it in each of the following settings?
Group 1: Elementary - Middle in a Rural setting
Group 2: Middle - High in a Rural setting
Group 3: Elementary - Middle in an Urban setting
Group 4: Middle - High in an Urban setting
Group 5: High - College/Postsecondary in both settings, how are they different?
1. Neighborhood
2. Friends
3. Self-in-the-Present
4. Parents
5. Siblings
6. School
7. Peers
8. Religion
9. Teachers
10.Self-in-the-Future
11. Reading
12. Kids from Other Cultures
13. Romantic Partner
14. Mother
15. Father
Urban:
Transitions are a particularly difficult time for children and adolescents. Usually during a transition is when school connectedness decreases.
Students have to: learn a new environment, be around more students, learn and meet with new teachers, abide by new rules, everything changes during transitions.
This is the opportune time to promote connectedness
Rural:
VERY IMPORTANT!
When students don't feel connected to their school it affects many things:
Positive perceptions
Attendance rates
GPAs
Graduation rates
Nurse visits
Alcohol use
Drug/cigarette use
Outlook of future
On the flip side, when a student does feel connected to their school then you can see a positive difference in all the things listed above as well as opportunities to impact and elevate your school, even on a district level.
School Connectedness and how to promote it in your position will be the topic of discussion:
We will focus on the transitions from elementary school to middle school as well as the transition from middle school to high school.
These periods of transition are critical for success and growth as a student.
A way to ease the transition is to promote school engagement, also called school connectedness or belonging.
Participating in extracurricular activities and forming supportive relationships with school staff and stakeholders are two main ways that help students gain a sense of belonging and connectedness during these tough transition years.
Keywords: transitions, school connectedness, counselors, extracurricular activities