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ERIC Number: EJ1032026
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0305-764X
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Strategies for Academic Engagement Perceived by Finnish Sixth and Eighth Graders
Ulmanen, Sanna; Soini, Tiina; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Pietarinen, Janne
Cambridge Journal of Education, v44 n3 p425-443 2014
This study explores strategies students use to construct their academic engagement in the social environment of school. The study is based on group interview data collected from 161 sixth (78) and eighth (83) grade students. Students reflected both engaging and disengaging episodes. Data were content analysed. The results show that students reported using only confirming strategies in teacher-student interaction. More diverse strategies were described in relation to peer interaction. The results indicated that simultaneously maintaining functional peer relations and engaging effectively in academic activities is a highly challenging task which requires strategic flexibility and self-regulative skills. In terms of the development of more engaging learning environments for students, our results suggest that more attention should be paid to creating positive opportunities to participate, in terms of both academic activities and peer interaction.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 6; Grade 8; Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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