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Factors influencing school connectedness: Chinese adolescents’ perspectives
Date Issued
2012
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Journal
ISSN
1876-407X
1598-1037
Citation
Asia Pacific Education Review, 2012, vol. 13, pp. 55-63.
Description
Open access
Type
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Abstract
This study explored the concept of school connectedness and the factors that may influence its development with a sample of Chinese adolescents. Six focus groups involving 52 high school students were conducted using a set of predetermined discussion topics. Results indicated that the students fully understood the notion of school connectedness and could identify a number of key influences affecting its development. These factors could be grouped under several domains including teacher care, peer relations, broader school relationships, school disciplinary policies and practices, activities within the school’s guidance and counseling program, and opportunities for talent development. The students were also able to suggest practical strategies that schools might introduce to enhance and strengthen students’ acquisition of connectedness to school. The implications from the findings are discussed with particular reference to implementing comprehensive school guidance and counseling program in Hong Kong.
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