Consortium on Chicago School Research

Snapshot 2003: Human and Social Resources in the Community

Students' assessments of the level of their trust in and reliance upon neighbors and members of the community in which they live, and whether they feel adults in the community know and care about them and each other. High levels indicate that many students can turn to community resources for support.

Definition of Categories Charted Above

Category	In Chicago Public Schools:
1 None	students disagree or strongly disagree that people in the neighborhood care about what happens there. They strongly disagree with the remaining items on the scale.
2 Scarce	some students agree and others disagree that people in the neighborhood care about what happens there. They disagree that the parks are safe for kids to play in during the day and there are adults in the neighborhood who know the local kids and whom the kids can look up to. They disagree or strongly disagree that adults make sure neighborhood kids are safe, people in the neighborhood can be trusted, and neighbors deal with any problems in the neighborhood.
3 Some	students agree or strongly agree that people in the neighborhood care about what happens there. They agree that the parks are safe for kids to play in during the day and there are adults in the neighborhood who know the local kids and whom the kids can look up to. Some students agree and others disagree that adults make sure neighborhood kids are safe, people in the neighborhood can be trusted, and the neighbors deal with any problems in the neighborhood.
4 Many	students strongly agree that people in the neighborhood care about what happens there, the parks are safe for kids to play in during the day, and there are adults in the neighborhood who know the local kids and whom the kids can look up to. They agree or strongly agree with the other items on the scale.

To see the items making up this measure and the response frequencies for each item, click here.

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