School Community Connectedness and Family Participation at School

Family, peer and school connectedness in final year secondary school students

The study aim was to investigate Australian Year 12 students’ sense of connectedness to their schools, families, and peers, and examine associations between connectedness and emotional wellbeing. Year 12 students (492 male, 449 female) from 10 secondary schools in Victoria, Australia participated in Phase 1 of the study. Of these, 204 participants (82 male, 122 female) returned surveys 1 year l...

High School Sports Participation

Measuring students’ sense of connectedness with school

The current emphasis on performance outcomes in schools has threatened to eclipse the importance of social connectedness as an antecedent to student success. Presented is an instrument designed to measure student sense of connectedness with school based on relevant dimensions provided in the literature: student sense of belonging, engagement, expected learning, and trust. Drawing on data from o...

Does School Connectedness Impact Academic Performance?

Few empirical studies have closely examined the link between students’ feelings of safety and academic achievement scores. Konishi, Hymel, Zumbo and Li contribute to the field by examining how academic performance is affected both by student relationships with peers and also with teachers. Previous studies have explored certain aspects of school connectedness, but did not provide conclusive inf...

Children's body mass index, participation in school meals, and observed energy intake at school meals

BACKGROUND Data from a dietary-reporting validation study with fourth-grade children were analyzed to investigate a possible relationship of body mass index (BMI) with daily participation in school meals and observed energy intake at school meals, and whether the relationships differed by breakfast location (classroom; cafeteria). METHODS Data were collected in 17, 17, and 8 schools during th...