An investigation into school attitudes of adolescent juvenile delinquents and perception of those attitudes by school personnel

Author

Kathleen M. Wasilenko

Date of Award

8-1982

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major Professor

W. J. Schindler

Abstract

A 33 item questionnaire in which subjects responded on a Likert scale was developed. This questionnaire was completed first by juvenile delinquents, and then by school personnel who responded as they perceived a juvenile delinquent would. Twenty-nine juvenile delinquents and 44 school personnel participated in the study. Statistical analyses using t tests for independent sample means revealed significant differences between both groups as a whole, and in item-by-item analyses. It was concluded that juvenile delinquents do have positive attitudes toward school, and that there is a major gap in perception of those attitudes by school personnel.

Recommended Citation

Wasilenko, Kathleen M., "An investigation into school attitudes of adolescent juvenile delinquents and perception of those attitudes by school personnel. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1982.
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