Award Date

August 2023

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education

First Committee Member

Rebecca Nathanson

Second Committee Member

Lisa Bendixen

Third Committee Member

Stefani Relles

Fourth Committee Member

Heather Dahl-Jacinto

Number of Pages

75

Abstract

The current study examined whether The Diversion Program is associated with an increase in student resilience. Fifty-one students 10- 18 years old participated in this study. Participants completed a resilience measure reflecting the multiple pathways and processes embedded in different contexts. A pretest-posttest design was used to evaluate the effects of the Diversion Program on students' resilience. As predicted, students’ resilience increased significantly from the pretest to the posttest. Results demonstrated the promise that resilience depends more on what we receive than what we have. This study serves as a beginning point to guide future resilience research, practice, and implementation on a broader scale.

Keywords

Education; School; Students; Truancy; Youth

Disciplines

Educational Psychology

File Format

pdf

File Size

1360 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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