How do students acquire knowledge and character at school: School Culture as Predictor of Student Engagement
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2014
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN , NIGERIA
Abstract
Building a peaceful and secure Africa should start from the home front of the
constituting nations. Education remains the most vibrant means through which
culture is transmitted from older generations to the younger ones. School culture
has been regarded as the fulcrum through which other activities in school
revolve. The objectives of this study were to identify the prevailing culture in the
public schools as well the various aspects of student engagement. The study also
sought to determine the relationship between the school culture factors and
student engagement and investigate the predictive ability of the school culture on
student engagement. A descriptive survey design was adopted. A total of 200
teachers and 200 students in 8 public schools completed School Culture Survey
and Classroom Engagement Inventory respectively. Unity of purpose, learning
partnership, and collegial support received higher rating. Students were found
engaged more in behavioural engagement-effortful and cognitive dimensions.
School culture factors were found not adequate in predicting student
engagement. The results implied that school culture had no significant influence
on student engagement. It is therefore recommended that teachers should be
more proactive in discharging their professional functions in schools.
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School Culture, Student Engagement, Knowlege, Character