Teachers play a key role in helping students feel they 'belong' at school
- Written by Megan Pedler, Associate Lecturer & PhD Candidate, School of Education, Southern Cross University
A low sense of belonging is associated with negative behaviours including misbehaviour, drug and alcohol use at school, violence and dropping out of school. Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash, CC BY
The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) released a report on Australian students’ sense of belonging in school in May. It described...
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