Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Malecki, Christine K.
Degree Name
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Legacy Department
Department of Psychology
LCSH
Children with disabilities--Education--Attitudes; Social networks--Psychological aspects
Abstract
Social support and academic engagement are effective in promoting the resilience and school completion of many at-risk student groups. For students with disabilities, a paucity of research in these areas leaves the influence of and relationships between these factors less clear. The current study used data gathered from a Midwestern elementary district to examine students' perceptions of social support and academic engagement and how those variables may be related to the disability severity of students receiving special education. Additional analyses were conducted to examine potential differences between the general education and special education groups within the sample. Although no moderating effect of social support was found in the relationship between disability severity and academic engagement, other differences between boys and girls receiving special education were found. Implications for interventions with students with disabilities and future directions for research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Terry, Melissa Nordstrom, "Social support and academic engagement : perceptions of students with a disability" (2016). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 4955.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/4955
Extent
vi, 167 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.
Media Type
Text
Comments
Advisors: Christine K. Malecki.||Committee members: Michelle K. Demaray; Vinita Menon; Julia Ogg; Kelly H. Summers; David A. Walker.||Includes bibliographical references.||Includes illustrations.