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School Factors Associated with School Refusal- and Truancy-Related Reasons for School Non-Attendance
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Havik, Trude; Bru, Edvin; Ertesvåg, Sigrun K. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
The primary aim of this study was to investigate how students' perceptions of relationships with peers at school and teachers' classroom management are associated with school refusal-related reasons and truancy-related reasons for school non-attendance. The study included controls for emotional stability and relevant parental variables. A student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Truancy
Preferred Social Organization of Learning Formats among Pupils Experiencing Different Kinds of Internalizing Problems in Secondary School
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Paulsen, Erik; Bru, Edvin – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2008
The aims of this study were to investigate the dimensionality of internalizing problems among secondary high school pupils and to find out about their preferences for the social organization of learning formats. We wanted to see if preferences varied for pupils reporting different kinds of internalizing problems. Five hundred and one pupils in…
Descriptors: Social Organizations, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Depression (Psychology)
Social Passivity and Grades Achieved among Adolescents in Junior High School
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Paulsen, Erik; Bru, Edvin – School Psychology International, 2008
The main objective of this study was to gain knowledge as to how social passivity in school is related to the grades pupils achieve. The relation between social passivity and school grades received in eight different subjects, varying according to familiarity to teachers, demands of cooperation with peers and demands for public display of learning…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grades (Scholastic), Familiarity, Cooperation
Coping Styles, Learning Environment and Emotional and Behavioural Problems
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Thuen, Elin; Bru, Edvin; Ogden, Terje – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2007
The main aim of this study was to explore associations between students' perceptions of learning environment factors and their reports of emotional and behavioural problems (EBP) and to what degree students' coping styles could influence this relation. The study was conducted as a survey among a representative sample of 2006 Norwegian…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Emotional Problems, Student Attitudes, Coping
Factors Associated with Disruptive Behaviour in the Classroom
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Bru, Edvin – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2006
This paper examines the relationships of pupils' on-task orientation at school and their opposition to teachers with perceived cognitive competence, perceived relevance of schoolwork, and the belief that going against school norms increases peer status. The study was conducted as a survey among a national representative sample of 3834 pupils in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Learning Environment, Meaningfulness of Schoolwork and On-Task-Orientation among Norwegian 9th Grade Students.
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Thuen, Elin; Bru, Edvin – School Psychology International, 2000
Explores how learning environment dimensions are related to on-task-orientation, and how these relations are mediated by students' perceptions of the meaningfulness of schoolwork. For school psychologists, results seem to imply an increased focus on the learning environment, and particularly on the importance of the social emotional dimensions for…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Environment, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries