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The Relationship Between Student Voice and Student Engagement in Urban High Schools

Authors: Jerusha Conner, Michael Posner, Bright Nsowaa

Published in: The Urban Review | Issue 5/2022

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Drawing on student self-report survey data, this study examines student engagement across 67 urban high schools in the School District of Philadelphia. Results show that schools with higher rates of affective, behavioral, and cognitive engagement differ significantly from schools with other engagement profiles in students’ average reports of teacher care and student voice. Path analyses lend support for self-determination theory and corroborate qualitative research that observes that student voice can improve student engagement. By highlighting the roles of teacher care and feelings of competence and belonging, this study identifies key means by which student voice influences student engagement.

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Title: The Relationship Between Student Voice and Student Engagement in Urban High Schools
Authors: Jerusha Conner
Michael Posner
Bright Nsowaa
Publication date: 23-06-2022
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: The Urban Review / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 0042-0972
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1960
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-022-00637-2

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