Making the connection: The role of social and academic school experiences in students' emotional engagement with school in post-secondary vocational education |
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| Authors: | Louise Elffers Frans J. Oort Sjoerd Karsten |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Fred J. Springer Chair in Business Leadership, Villanova School of Business, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USA;2. Villanova School of Business, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USA;3. Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Straatweg 25, Breukelen 3621 BG, The Netherlands;1. Department of Educational Science, University of Salzburg, Austria;2. Department of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Austria;3. Department of Psychology, University of Augsburg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the emotional engagement with school of a diverse sample of 909 students in post-secondary vocational education in the Netherlands. Using multilevel regression analysis, we assess the role of students' background characteristics and school experiences, and their interaction, in students' emotional engagement with school. At-risk students do not report lower levels of emotional engagement, except for students using (soft)drugs. While Dutch dropout prevention focuses on fostering a sense of belonging through enhancing teacher–student relationships, we do not find a significant role of perceived support from school staff in students' sense of belonging. A good relationship with classmates is more important to engage students in post-secondary vocational education. Perceiving an academic fit is most prominently related to the emotional engagement of vocational students, indicating that a sense of belonging should not only be defined in social, but also in academic terms. |
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