Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of student engagement of career academy students to those at a traditional comprehensive high school using propensity score matching and structural equation modeling. We found that academy students had significantly higher levels of emotional engagement and significantly lower levels of behavioral engagement than those at comprehensive schools. We also found no statistically significant differences in the levels of cognitive engagement of academy students compared to comprehensive school students. We believe the academy model has the promise of transforming the high school experience for students as it relates to their attachment to the school, their relationships with peers and teachers, and their sense of belonging and safety. However, academies need to work with students to create and develop co-curricular and extracurricular activities of interest to engage students in their schools at a higher level.

摘要

这项研究的目的是使用倾向得分匹配和结构方程模型比较职业学院学生与传统综合高中学生的参与水平。我们发现，与综合学校的学生相比，在校学生的情感参与水平更高，而行为参与水平更低。我们还发现与综合学校学生相比，学院学生的认知参与水平没有统计学上的显着差异。我们认为，学院模式有望改变学生的高中经历，因为它与他们对学校的依恋，与同伴和老师的关系以及他们的归属感和安全感有关。然而，