Student engagement with school: Individual and school-level differences

Sue Fullarton; Sue Thomson

Student engagement with school: Individual and school-level differences

Sue Fullarton
, Sue Thomson

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Learning Matters
Volume	8
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2003

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Secondary Education

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