Exploring student engagement in schools internationally: the results from 12 countries

Abstract

This paper will present an overview of the project of Student Engagement in Schools, an international research project under the auspices of the ISPA. The data from 12 countries (Austria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, South Korea, Malta, Portugal, Romania, U.K. and the U.S.A.) will be analyzed to identify the antecedents and consequences of student affective, behavioural, and cognitive engagement in schools. The antecedents under investigation include instructional and social contextual factors as well as personal factors such as goal orientations and self-efficacy. The consequences being studied include students’ emotional functioning, academic performance, and conduct. Comparison will be made across the 12 countries to test the stability of relationships among these antecedents, consequences, and student engagement in schools.