Facilitating Engagement with School in Students with Chronic Illness through Positive Education: A Mixed-Methods Comparison Study
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| Title: | Facilitating Engagement with School in Students with Chronic Illness through Positive Education: A Mixed-Methods Comparison Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lum, Alistair (ORCID |
| Source: | School Psychology. Nov 2019 34(6):677-686. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Chronic Illness, Student School Relationship, Well Being, Learner Engagement, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Parent Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Educational Experience, Content Analysis, Educational Practices, Prevention, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Elementary School Students, Screening Tests, Quality of Life, Clinical Diagnosis |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1037/spq0000315 |
| ISSN: | 2578-4218 |
| Abstract: | Students with chronic illness may disengage from school, adversely affecting their school outcomes. Positive education targets students' social-emotional well-being (school well-being), which can increase engagement with school. We compared the relationship among positive educational practices, school well-being, and engagement with school as reported by parents of students with and without chronic illness. We used a convergent mixed-methods cross-sectional design. We collected data from 215 parents of school-age children with chronic illness and 212 parents of children without chronic illness. Data assessed positive educational practices, school well-being, and engagement with school, which we analyzed using regression and structural equation models. Forty-nine parents of students with chronic illness completed a telephone interview about their child's school experiences, which we analyzed using content analysis. School well-being was significantly lower among students with chronic illness, compared with students without chronic illness (p = 0.05). Higher student well-being (p = 0.001) and higher levels of positive educational practices (p = 0.002) were associated with higher engagement with school. School well-being mediated the relationship between positive educational practices and engagement with school for students with chronic illness but not students without chronic illness. Parents of children with chronic illness described how positive educational practices and their child's school well-being promoted their child's engagement with school. Parents also reported the negative consequences of low school well-being. Positive educational practices alone may not be sufficient to increase engagement with school in students with low school well-being. Combined preventative and early intervention psychosocial support may best promote engagement with school in students with chronic illness. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1233968 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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