School personnel practices to promote belonging for students with chronic medical conditions¶

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Evidence · 5 claims (5 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article recommends concrete school-level actions: "acknowledging the extra struggle that a student with a chronic medical condition may experience and communicating empathy can promote perceived belonging"; creating a safe environment for students who feel different because of absence or visible signs of condition; and expressing awareness of less obvious issues such as fatigue and processing speed delays. It also suggests offering high-risk students specific opportunities for positive teacher and peer relationships.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• School staff (teachers, administrators, coaches) must understand the importance of perceived belonging for all students, especially those with chronic conditions

Constraints¶

• The article states these are ways findings can be addressed in the school setting; it did not experimentally test these specific practices

Target Learners¶

• students with chronic medical conditions
• adolescents at risk of not completing high school on time

Target Learning Goals¶

• perceived school belonging
• on-time high school completion

Affordances¶

• School Belonging Promotive Components

Claims¶

• Perceived school belonging predicts on-time high school completion more strongly for students with chronic medical conditions than for healthy peers [+W]
• Students with chronic medical conditions are less likely to complete high school on time than their healthy peers [+W]
• Adolescents with chronic medical conditions report lower perceived school belonging than their healthy peers [+W]
• Students with chronic medical conditions show demographic differences from healthy peers in the Add Health subsamples [+W]
• Health status predicts perceived school belonging beyond demographic controls [+W]

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Kirkpatrick, Kathryn M. (2020). Adolescents With Chronic Medical Conditions and High School Completion: The Importance of Perceived School Belonging. Continuity in Education, 1(1), 50–63. https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.5