Schools Flashcards
What are some individual differences with schooling?
Student engagement. Happiness in schools is determined by relationships, so how do we help youth get more engaged.
What characteristics does a fully engaged adolescent have?
Affective (enjoyable), behaviour (effort), and cognitive (sees value)
What characteristics does a recreationally engaged student have?
Affective and behavioural
What characteristics does a mentally engaged student have?
Affective and cognitive (why no effort?)
What characteristics does a purposefully engaged student have?
Behavioural and cognitive
What characteristics does a pleasurably engaged student have?
Affective.
What characteristics does busily engaged student have?
behavioural
What characteristics does a rationally engaged student have?
Cognitive
What caracteristics does a disgengaged student have?
None- The group we are most worried about-higher possibility of drop out. Being disengaged in school affects the whole life trajectory
What are some microsystem influences?
Peer attitudes, caregiver involvment, class size and climate, school size and climate, school safety
How do peer attitudes affect schooling?
Influence how engaged youth are.
What is mainstreaming?
When special classes are mixed with normal classes-reduces stigma, but may make things more challenging for youth who need more help.
What 2 microsystem influences are big predictiors of student well-being and academic achievement?
Class and school climate.
What makes a good school and class climate?
Students feel they are connected and belong, but there are also rules and boundaries. Emphasis is on educational/intellectual activities. Fosters learning. Teachers have the freedom and autonomy to teach the best way, trained in adolescence, well-integrated into community.
What makes a positive class climate?
Students are engaged, the teachers care, and there are boundaries
What is tier 1 on the school mental health model?
80-85% of the students. Represents the majority. Universal strategies that help all students (ex: social and emotional learning, bullying prevention, positive behaviours, and healthy relationships)
What is tier 2 on the school mental health model?
5-15% of students. More targeted spport-students who are at risk. Short-term, group based interventions, trauma, emotional learning etc
What is tier 3 on the school mental health model?
2-7% of students. Specialized interventions. 1 on 1 clinical interventions, health services are more important than school services in this case
What are some specific activities for schools to promote a positive environment?
1) Identify, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of tier 1 supports
2) Promote social-emotional learning competencies through direct instruction and school wide activities
3) Support early intervention (tier 2) efforts
What are some specific activities for teachers to promote a positive environment?
1) Provide tier 1 and 2 supports as a daily teaching practice
2) Look for opportunities that support social emotional learning, resiliency, and mental health literacy.
What are some mesosystem influences?
Class climate and peer behaviour, school climate and class climate
What are some exosystem influences?
Neighbourhood safety, and community resources
What are some macrosystem influences?
Academic streaming, school funding, education policies
What is academic streaming?
Students in different levels of courses based on competency-good if student is already doing well, but lots of bias as to which track a student should be in.
