Table 2 Mean school participation scores, overall and by gender and school category
Participation in school (Mean scores and Standard Deviations) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participation in school decisions and rules | Participation in school activities | Participation in school events | Positive perception of school participation | |
Range 6-30 | Range 10-30 | Range 6-30 | Range 10-35 | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
All (n = 223) | 15.81 (3.57) | 22.25(3.42) | 17.08 (3.61) | 26.20 (3.36) |
All HPS1 (n = 80) | 15.89 (3.99) | 22.18(3.22) | 16.78( 3.60) | 26.03 (3.37) |
All NHPS2 (n = 143) | 15.77 (3.32) | 22.29(3.54) | 17.25 (3.62) | 26.30 (3.36) |
χ2 = 0.09, df = 1, p > 0.05 | χ2 = 0.06, df = 1, p > 0.05 | χ2 = 0.00, df = 1, p > 0.05 | χ2 = 5.13, df = 1, p < 0.05 | |
All boys (n = 122) | 16.19 (3.30) | 21.82 (3.25) | 16.69(3.22) | 25.77 (3.67) |
HPS boys (n = 41) | 17.65 (2.98) | 23.17 (2.92) | 17.78(3.55) | 26.68 (3.64) |
NHPS boys (n = 81) | 15.46 (3.23) | 21.14 (3.21) | 16.14(2.91) | 25.31 (3.62) |
Chi square | χ2 = 7.06, df = 1, | χ2 = 1.42, df = 1, | χ2 = 3.54, df = 1, | χ2 = 0.40, df = 1, |
p < 0.01 | p = 0.23 | p = 0.06 | p = 0.53 | |
All girls (n = 101) | 15.35 (3.83) | 22.76 (3.57) | 17.55(4.0) | 26.72 (2.88) |
HPS girls (n = 39) | 14.08 (4.13) | 21.13 (3.23) | 15.72(3.38) | 25.36 (2.96) |
NHPS girls (n = 62) | 16.18 (3.42) | 23.79 (3.40) | 18.71(3.95) | 27.59 (2.48) |
Chi square | χ2 = 5.60, df = 1, p < 0.05 | χ2 = 2.35, df = 1, p = 0.13 | χ2 = 4.03, df = 1, p < 0.05 | χ2 = 18.83, df = 1, p < 0.001 |