Indicators of Resiliency Among Urban Elementary School Students At-Risk

Authors

John L. Rausch, John Carrol UniversityFollow
Cheryl R. Lovett, University of OklahomaFollow
Christopher O. Walker, University of OklahomaFollow

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the phenomenon of resiliency among urban elementary school students in an at-risk environment. In contrast with previous studies narrowly focused upon the identification of risk factors, this study utilized a phenomenological qualitative approach to investigate indicators of resiliency from both individual and contextual perspectives. The narrative descriptions of 25 elementary school students in an at-risk environment were analyzed. The results indicated that the participants had strong individual and contextual resiliency indicators through the fifth grade despite being educated in a school district with almost a 60% drop-out rate before high school graduation.

Keywords

Resiliency, Phenomenology, Ecological Systems, and At-Risk Environment

Publication Date

12-1-2003

Creative Commons License

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DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2003.1868

Recommended APA Citation

Rausch, J. L., Lovett, C. R., & Walker, C. O. (2003). Indicators of Resiliency Among Urban Elementary School Students At-Risk. The Qualitative Report, 8(4), 570-590. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2003.1868