Aims: The relational climate of schools is highly influential in nurturing a sense of
connectedness to school with the teacher-student relationship widely recognised as the …

There is an ambivalent view about peer relations stemming from psychological theory and
research. On the one hand, there is a well-established position that peer relations have …

The purpose of this essay is to analyse why and how teachers should concern themselves
with informal peer interactions in the school. It is widely acknowledged that peer group …

The social and academic lives of children are intertwined in a common if complex peer
context. One of the great, emerging areas in the study of peer relationships is the extent of …

This volume brings together an impressive array of respected scholars to examine the varied
and complex ways in which peers influence adolescents' beliefs and behaviors in the school …

PEER NETWORKS AND STUDENT'S CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT DURING CHILDHOOD
AND ADOLESCENCE If one asks parents and teachers about important influences on …

Much of what we know about school as a context for children's learning and development
stems from research on the academic challenges that youth face in classrooms. This is …

'School connectedness' is one of a number of terms used to describe a young person's
relationship to school. With school being a compulsory feature of most young people's lives …

Background Connectedness to school is a significant predictor of adolescent health and
academic outcomes. While individual predictors of connectedness have been well …

Being successful at school requires students to perform a range of social as well as
academic tasks. In addition to mastering subject matter, developing effective learning …