Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX

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14. How often have you thought of dropping out? S14 0 = Never 1 = A little 2 = A lot 16. How many times have you repeated a grade? S16 0 = 0 1 = 1 2 = 2 3 = More than 2 17. Have you every skipped a grade? S17 0 = No 1 = Yes 18. Do you have children of your own? S18 0 = No 1 = Yes 19. When I first walked into my school I thought it was…(fill in the appropriate number.) S19A = Good S19B = Noisy S19C = Friendly S19D = Clean S19E = Ugly S19F = Crowded S19G = Dark S19H = Comfortable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bad 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quiet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unfriendly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dirty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Beautiful 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Uncrowded 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Light 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Uncomfortable 20. Since school started this year, how often have you had trouble? S20A = Getting along with your teachers? S20B = Paying attention in school? S20C = Getting your homework done? S20D = Getting along with other students? Never A few times Once a Almost Daily week daily 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 21. How important do you think? S21A = An education is? S21B = It is to get good grades? S21C = The things you are learning in school are going to be to you later in life? S21D = It is to attend school every day? S21E = It is to go to college? S21F = It is to have a good job or career after finishing school? Very Important Quite Important Fairly Slightly Slightly Important 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Not at all Important 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Evaluation of the Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project 32
22. How much do you agree with each of the following statements? Please fill in the circle. Strongly Agree S22A = I feel close to people at my school. S22B = I feel like I belong in my school. S22C = I am happy to be at my school. S22D = The teachers at my school treat students fairly. S22E = I feel safe in my school S22F = I like most of my teachers at school. S22G = The students at this school don’t like students who are different. S22H = I am getting a good education at my school S22I = I will fail no matter how hard I try S22J = I will graduate from high school. S22K = I want to go to college S22L = I am not interested in school. S22M = The discipline at my school is fair. S22N = Most of my classes are boring. S22O = Most of my teachers care about how I am doing S22P = Most of my teachers know the subject matter well 14 S22Q = I learn a lot from my classes. S22R = There is an adult at school that I can talk to about my problems. S22S = I respect most of my teachers. S22T = School is a waste of my time. S22U = Most of my teachers are always telling me what to do. S22V = Most of my teachers understand me. S22W = Most of my teachers expect too much of me Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 14 This item contributes equally to the cognitive and emotional scales and is included in both. Evaluation of the Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project 33
Page 1 and 2: RE-ENGAGING YOUTH IN SCHOOL EVALUAT
Page 3 and 4: EVALUATION OF THE GULFTON TRUANCY R
Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgements Special thanks to
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Page 45 and 46: I feel excited by the work in schoo
Page 47 and 48: I try my best at school. I skip (cu
Page 49 and 50: School is a waste of time. I follow
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