S8SCHATC: S8 Education: Community school - School Orientation
School orientation; mean of 7 items in the scale for community school.
MEASURE: Education (Follow-ups): School Bonding Grades Activities and Orientation
The school attachment items included are taken from the work of Cernkovich and
Giordano (1992). The items are used to evaluate the adolescent's educational
experience along two dimensions: Bonding to Teachers (e.g., "Most of my teachers
treat me fairly.") and School Orientation (e.g., "Schoolwork is very important
to me."). Respondents rate 13 statements, using a 5-point Likert scale ranging
from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree," with higher scores indicating a
greater degree of academic commitment. The items are first asked regarding the
community school which the youth attends and, for youths housed in an institution
for three or more months during the recall period, the items are repeated to attain
the degree of academic commitment regarding the institutional school.
(1) Strongly Disagree
(2) Disagree
(3) Neither Agree or Disagree
(4) Agree
(5) Strongly Agree
Consult the Pathways Study codebook for more information (www.pathwaysstudy.pitt.edu).
| Value | Label | Unweighted Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | Strongly Disagree | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2.00 | Disagree | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2.29 | - | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2.43 | - | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2.57 | - | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2.86 | - | 4 | 0.3 |
| 3.00 | Neither Agree or Disagree | 1 | 0.1 |
| 3.14 | - | 4 | 0.3 |
| 3.29 | - | 5 | 0.4 |
| 3.43 | - | 4 | 0.3 |
| 3.57 | - | 4 | 0.3 |
| 3.71 | - | 15 | 1.1 |
| 3.86 | - | 19 | 1.4 |
| 4.00 | Agree | 54 | 4.0 |
| 4.14 | - | 10 | 0.7 |
| 4.29 | - | 13 | 1.0 |
| 4.43 | - | 10 | 0.7 |
| 4.57 | - | 10 | 0.7 |
| 4.71 | - | 8 | 0.6 |
| 4.86 | - | 7 | 0.5 |
| 5.00 | Strongly Agree | 14 | 1.0 |
| Missing Data | |||
| -800.00 | Data missing: Data cleaning | 1 | 0.1 |
| -202.00 | IntCompStat = 2 partial interview, data missing | 0 | 0.0 |
| -201.00 | IntCompStat = 4 missed interview | 147 | 10.9 |
| -100.00 | Skipped: Did not skip into community school section | 1,019 | 75.3 |
| -9.00 | Dont Know | 2 | 0.1 |
| -8.00 | Refuse | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 1,354 | 100% |
Based upon 185 valid cases out of 1,354 total cases.
Summary Statistics
- minimum: 2.29
- maximum: 5.00
- mode: 4.00
- mean: 4.07
- median: 4.00
- standard deviation: 0.53
Location: 856-862 (width: 7; decimal: 2)
Variable Type: numeric
(Range of) Missing Values: -800.00 , -202.00 , -201.00 , -100.00 , -9.00 , -8.00
Notes
Source: This variable was taken from: Research on Pathways to Desistance [Maricopa County, AZ and Philadelphia County, PA]: Subject Measures, 2000-2010.
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Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.