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ERIC Number: EJ1489776
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-308X
EISSN: EISSN-1059-308X
Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Longitudinal Study of School Belonging Trajectories among Native American Adolescents Attending a Tribal School
Nidia Ruedas-Gracia; Teresa LaFromboise
School Community Journal, v35 n2 p141-158 2025
School belonging is strongly associated with positive educational outcomes. However, little is known about how school belonging fluctuates over time, especially among students from minoritized backgrounds. This study examines whether adolescents experience significant changes in school belonging over a period of two years. This longitudinal quantitative survey study explores possible fluctuations in school belonging among Native American reservation high school students (n = 69, 45% female) surveyed at two timepoints during their high school tenure. Among our sample, school belonging at Time 2 (M = 3.53, SD = 0.81) was significantly higher than school belonging at Time 1 (M = 3.28, SD = 0.08, t = -2.39, p < 0.05). Results suggest future empirical work should take into consideration possible longitudinal fluctuations in school belonging levels among different student populations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B140009
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: N/A