NDLI: Wellbeing and retention: A senior secondary student perspective

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Gray, Jan Hackling, Mark
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Non-completion of senior secondary schooling continues to be a matter of concern for policy makers and practitioners in Australia today. Despite the efforts of governments to improve participation and retention rates, 30% of students drop out of school before completing Year 12. Further, some students remain at school, just biding their time until graduation. Within this context, we investigate whether the wellbeing of the students is a key factor in supporting senior students in deciding to continue at school.The article reports on the first phase of a two-year study of factors impacting on quality retention and participation of 250 Year 11 students from two school communities. This initial phase focuses on the senior students’ perspective of their wellbeing in Year 11, and includes our development of a suite of scales to measure the impact of students’ social connectedness and academic engagement on academic achievement and retention. Data from the survey of students are enriched through student focus groups.The article identifies critical dimensions of what students regard as a healthy senior school culture; that is, a culture conducive to a positive and productive experience in terms of their retention, participation and achievement. Implications for school and system policy and governance are proposed.
Starting Page	119
Ending Page	145
Page Count	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03116999
Journal	The Australian Educational Researcher
Volume Number	36
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	22105328
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2009-01-01
Publisher Institution	Australian Association for Research in Education
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Education (general) Teaching and Teacher Education Educational Policy and Politics Educational Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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