BOARDING SCHOOL, ACADEMIC MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT

  • Major (Dr.) Rekha Sinha

Abstract

Boarding school has been a feature of education systems for centuries. Little large-scale quantitative data have been collected to examine its association with important educational and other outcomes. The present study represents one of the largest studies into boarding school conducted to date. It examines all-inclusive school and understudies' inspiration, commitment, and mental prosperity (e.g., life fulfillment, relational connections) controlling for socio-segment, accomplishment, character, what's more, school covariates. The principle test involved 5,276 secondary school understudies (28% boarding understudies; 72% day understudies) from 12 secondary schools in Australia. A sub-example of 2,002 understudies (30% boarding understudies; 70% day understudies) had pre-test information, empowering investigations of gains or decreases in results across the school year. Results demonstrated transcendent equality among boarding and day understudies on most result factors, some humble positive outcomes preferring boarding understudies, and no eminent contrasts in gains or decays on results among guests and day understudies throughout one scholastic year. Suggestions for analysts, the boarding area, guardians and understudies are talked about.

 

Published
2020-01-20