Cultural universality and specificity of student engagement in school: The results of an international study from 12 countries

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 137-153

  Lam, Shui fong ^a   Jimerson, Shane ^b   Shin, Hyeonsook ^c   Cefai, Carmel ^d   Veiga, Feliciano H ^e   Hatzichristou, Chryse ^f   Polychroni, Fotini ^f   Kikas, Eve ^g,h   Wong, Bernard P H ⁱ   Stanculescu, Elena ^j   Basnett, Julie ^k   Duck, Robert ^l   Farrell, Peter ^m   Liu, Yi ⁿ   Negovan, Valeria ^j   Nelson, Brett ^o   Yang, Hongfei ^p   Zollneritsch, Josef ^q  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^e INSTITUTO DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^h TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

ⁱ HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^k St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council   (United Kingdom)

^l LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Yunnan Education College   (China)

^o CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^q Styria Local Ministry of Education   (Austria)

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Author keywords

Collectivism; Contextual factors; Culture; Individualism; Socio economic development; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957846209     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12079     Document Type: Article

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