Somali, Latino, and Hmong Youth Perceptions of School Connectedness

April K. Wilhelm; Martha Bigelow; Mikow Hang; Luis E. Ortega; Shannon Pergament; Michele L. Allen

doi:10.1089/heq.2021.0095

Somali, Latino, and Hmong Youth Perceptions of School Connectedness

April K. Wilhelm, Martha Bigelow, Mikow Hang, Luis E. Ortega, Shannon Pergament, Michele L. Allen

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Purpose: School connectedness positively influences adolescent health outcomes and is a key social determinant of health, yet, contributors to school connectedness for youth from immigrant communities remain poorly defined. Methods: This community-based participatory research study uses thematic analysis to identify contributors to Somali, Latino, and Hmong (SLH) adolescents' school connectedness. We conducted nine focus groups with 71 SLH male and female adolescents, the majority aged 13-18 years, in a United States Midwestern metropolitan area. Results: SLH students described contributors to their school connectedness that fit within three broad themes: (1) SLH students desire to be known and supported by their teachers as individuals, (2) specific teacher instructional approaches reinforce or undermine SLH student-school connections, and (3) transparency and fairness in school disciplinary practices are especially important for promoting Latino student-school connectedness. Conclusion: SLH youth perspectives offer ways for educators to foster increased school connectedness to improve academic and health outcomes among increasingly diverse student populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	508-515
Number of pages	8
Journal	Health Equity
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2021.0095
State	Published - Jul 1 2022

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This work was supported by National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under award number R24 MD007966. A.W.’s contributions were supported by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under National Research Service Award in Primary Medical Care, grant no. T32HP22239 (PI: Borowsky). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the National Institutes of Health, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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© April K. Wilhelm et al., 2022.

Keywords

adolescent
community-based participatory research
immigrant
school connectedness
school environment

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Somali, Latino, and Hmong Youth Perceptions of School Connectedness

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