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Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Niehaus, Kate; Crockett, Lisa J.; Rakes, Christopher R. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2014
This longitudinal study examined associations between changes in School Connectedness and changes in Affiliation With Deviant Peers among students from high-poverty backgrounds during the year immediately following the transition to middle school. Sixth-graders (N = 328) attending two middle schools in a large school district completed measures of…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Grade 6, Correlation, Student School Relationship
Rappa, Kelly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The transition to middle school is often associated with negative effects on academic achievement, motivation, self-esteem, and psychological well-being. Educators at a Grade 6 through 8 middle school in the northeastern United States observed students struggle with the adjustment to middle school. Research suggests that developmentally responsive…
Descriptors: Well Being, Self Esteem, Social Support Groups, Social Change