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Student’s Sense of School Belonging: Home Influence

Author(s): Rita Dukynaitė, Jolita Dudaitė
Subject(s): Education, Evaluation research, Environmental interactions, Sociology of Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: sense of school belonging; educational environment; home environment; school environment;

Summary/Abstract: Family and school play the leading role in personality formation and its further development. Family is the center of social and emotional world for small children. However, in the adolescence period, students start seeking recognition at school and among friends; the need for involvement, achievement and leadership shows up. Although, at first sight, family remains in the background, yet its role at the fundamental moments of student’s life remains significant. Sense of school belonging is a concept which defines the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, involved and supported by parents, teachers, other community members in school environment. Student’s sense of school belonging primarily depends on teachers; however, acceptance and appraisal of a child by classmates and parents is also important to the sense of belonging. The sense of school belonging shows the extent to which students are involved in and connected with school community (both teachers and students) and feel support and assistance. It is a subjective assessment of a student which is related to the feeling of respect and acceptance at school, i.e. psychological membership in school and classroom.

  • Issue Year: 125/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 143-157
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Lithuanian