- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A comparative study of black high school truants and non-truants, 1996
- Creator:
- Harris, Keith F.
- Date of Original:
- 1996-03-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to determine the significant difference between truants and non-truants with reference to their levels of self-concept and self-esteem. The subjects (N-38) were truant (N-19) and non-truant (N-19) students in the tenth grade of the Marietta City School System. The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale was utilized to measure the level of self- concept and self-esteem. The statistical method utilized to compare the groups was the t- test. Data indicated a significant difference between truancy and the level of self-concept (df=36; n=38; level of significances05; t-statistics=.08>1.68). The data indicated a significant difference between truancy and the level of self-esteem (df=36; n=38; level of significance =.05; t-statistics=.07>1.68). However, the results showed that the null hypotheses contending that black high school students that are non-truants are not rejected. These results suggest that the enhancement of self-concept and self-esteem might be an effective intervention strategy for achieving improvement in the academic performance of adolescents and thus better school attendance.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1996_harris_keith_f.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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