Jerusha O Conner
Biographic Data
| ID | 5740789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerusha O Conner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerusha |
| FAMILY NAME | O Conner |
| SIGNATURE | CONNER J O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Villanova University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Cultural Dissonance of Student Voice for Latiné Students
Student voice (SV) can drive equity in schools if all students feel comfortable sharing their perspectives. This mixed-methods study finds that while SV is a challenging proposition for many students due to embarrassment, fear of retaliation, skepticism about its efficacy, and favoritism, it is particularly discordant for those Latiné students whose cultural values of respecting their elders and not drawing attention to themselves may conflict wi…
What Students and Teachers Do to Build Positive Reciprocal Relationships
Purpose: As research increasingly links positive student-teacher relationships (STRs) to positive student outcomes, instruments to measure STRs have proliferated. Yet most neglect student agency and sociocultural variation in the operationalization of STRs. This study explores the specific actions teachers and students take to build positive STRs from the vantage point of a diverse group of US middle and high school students. Research Methods: Dr…
Educators’ experiences with student voice
As interest in student voice has grown over the past two decades, questions have emerged about how teachers conceive of and engage with student voice, the extent to which they do so, and how these practices vary across different school and district policy contexts. This study explores these questions, using survey data collected from U.S. teachers in two urban and two suburban districts. The findings reveal that while many educators see student v…
Pawns or power players
Over the last two decades, youth organizing has emerged as an important strategy for social change, particularly within education policy; however, the ability of youth to influence policy is limited by the tendency of adults in positions of power to find reasons to distrust, discredit, or otherwise ignore them. This paper draws on interviews with 31 adult civic leaders in one American city to discern their views on a particular youth organizing g…
Not Just Robo-Students
Valuing but Not Liking School
Research has found strong linkages between adolescent substance use and attitudes toward school. Few studies of this relationship, however, consider the different dimensions of students’ school attitudes, separating perceptions of the importance of school from the quality of students’ affective experiences therein. Using a sample of 301 urban adolescents, evenly divided into substance users and nonusers, this study examines the relationships betw…
Youth Organizers as Young Adults
Nationally, youth organizing programs are growing in popularity. Although research has found positive short‐term effects associated with participation, little work has examined longer‐term implications. This study explores how alumni from one organizing group describe its influence on their subsequent developmental trajectories. Their descriptions highlight perceived effects in academic, professional, relational, and sociopolitical arenas. Althou…
Learning to unlearn
Pawns or power players
Over the last two decades, youth organizing has emerged as an important strategy for social change, particularly within education policy; however, the ability of youth to influence policy is limited by the tendency of adults in positions of power to find reasons to distrust, discredit, or otherwise ignore them. This paper draws on interviews with 31 adult civic leaders in one American city to discern their views on a particular youth organizing g…
Learning to unlearn
Youth Organizers as Young Adults
Nationally, youth organizing programs are growing in popularity. Although research has found positive short‐term effects associated with participation, little work has examined longer‐term implications. This study explores how alumni from one organizing group describe its influence on their subsequent developmental trajectories. Their descriptions highlight perceived effects in academic, professional, relational, and sociopolitical arenas. Althou…
Not Just Robo-Students
Valuing but Not Liking School
Research has found strong linkages between adolescent substance use and attitudes toward school. Few studies of this relationship, however, consider the different dimensions of students’ school attitudes, separating perceptions of the importance of school from the quality of students’ affective experiences therein. Using a sample of 301 urban adolescents, evenly divided into substance users and nonusers, this study examines the relationships betw…
What Students and Teachers Do to Build Positive Reciprocal Relationships
Purpose: As research increasingly links positive student-teacher relationships (STRs) to positive student outcomes, instruments to measure STRs have proliferated. Yet most neglect student agency and sociocultural variation in the operationalization of STRs. This study explores the specific actions teachers and students take to build positive STRs from the vantage point of a diverse group of US middle and high school students. Research Methods: Dr…
Learning to unlearn
Youth Organizers as Young Adults
Nationally, youth organizing programs are growing in popularity. Although research has found positive short‐term effects associated with participation, little work has examined longer‐term implications. This study explores how alumni from one organizing group describe its influence on their subsequent developmental trajectories. Their descriptions highlight perceived effects in academic, professional, relational, and sociopolitical arenas. Althou…
Valuing but Not Liking School
Research has found strong linkages between adolescent substance use and attitudes toward school. Few studies of this relationship, however, consider the different dimensions of students’ school attitudes, separating perceptions of the importance of school from the quality of students’ affective experiences therein. Using a sample of 301 urban adolescents, evenly divided into substance users and nonusers, this study examines the relationships betw…
Not Just Robo-Students
Pawns or power players
Over the last two decades, youth organizing has emerged as an important strategy for social change, particularly within education policy; however, the ability of youth to influence policy is limited by the tendency of adults in positions of power to find reasons to distrust, discredit, or otherwise ignore them. This paper draws on interviews with 31 adult civic leaders in one American city to discern their views on a particular youth organizing g…
Educators’ experiences with student voice
As interest in student voice has grown over the past two decades, questions have emerged about how teachers conceive of and engage with student voice, the extent to which they do so, and how these practices vary across different school and district policy contexts. This study explores these questions, using survey data collected from U.S. teachers in two urban and two suburban districts. The findings reveal that while many educators see student v…
What Students and Teachers Do to Build Positive Reciprocal Relationships
Purpose: As research increasingly links positive student-teacher relationships (STRs) to positive student outcomes, instruments to measure STRs have proliferated. Yet most neglect student agency and sociocultural variation in the operationalization of STRs. This study explores the specific actions teachers and students take to build positive STRs from the vantage point of a diverse group of US middle and high school students. Research Methods: Dr…
The Cultural Dissonance of Student Voice for Latiné Students
Student voice (SV) can drive equity in schools if all students feel comfortable sharing their perspectives. This mixed-methods study finds that while SV is a challenging proposition for many students due to embarrassment, fear of retaliation, skepticism about its efficacy, and favoritism, it is particularly discordant for those Latiné students whose cultural values of respecting their elders and not drawing attention to themselves may conflict wi…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)