"Student engagement with school: Individual and school-level differences" by Sue Fullarton

Article

Student engagement with school: Individual and school-level differences

Learning Matters (2003)

Sue Fullarton, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Abstract

This article discusses the development of a student's personal and social skills as an outcome of schooling and as an expectation of the Australian community. The author reports on the results of a study which uses the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth to look at student participation in extra-curricular activities and the effect on drop-out rates and their ability to become resilient learners.

Keywords

Achievement,
Dropout prevention,
Dropout research,
Extracurricular activities,
Individual development,
Learning activities,
Secondary school students,
Social development,
Student motivation,
Student participation,
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)

Disciplines

Secondary Education

Publication Date

2003

Citation Information

Sue Fullarton. "Student engagement with school: Individual and school-level differences" Learning Matters Vol. 8 Iss. 1 (2003) p. 51 - 53
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sue_thomson/213/