TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Promoting school engagement: attitudes toward school among American and Japanese youth
JO  - Journal of school violence
A1  - Smith, Douglas C.
A1  - Ito, Ayako
A1  - Gruenewald, John
A1  - Yeh, Hsiu-Ling
SP  - 392
EP  - 406
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
N2  - Students from the United States and Japan were surveyed with regard to their levels of satisfaction with school and factors that might facilitate or impede school satisfaction. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that females and younger students from both countries expressed greater satisfaction with school, with overall satisfaction declining in a linear fashion according to age in the Japanese sample. Among U.S. students, school satisfaction declined significantly in middle school but rebounded, to some extent, in later grades. For both samples, a positive school climate featuring positive peer relationships, high levels of nurturance and support, and opportunities for autonomy predicted school satisfaction. <br><br>RESULTS of the study are discussed in terms of implications for enhancing motivation and engagement among students from various cultural backgrounds.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2010.509308
ID  - ref1
ER  -