Review article
The connection between peer relationships, school engagement and learning success
Vesna Bilić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-5803
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education, Croatia
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Abstract
Since social interactions are the basis for many activities in modern schools, they also have an impact on students' school engagement. Therefore, the aim of this article is to analyze how peer relationships affect students' school engagement and achievement by systematizing findings from the literature. To better understand the aforementioned relationship, the role of some individual student characteristics (gender, age, self-esteem) and processes that contribute to the understanding of peer relationships and their connection to school engagement will be further explored. The analysis of empirical research results has shown that peer relationships are directly related to students' school engagement. Positive, supportive peer relationships correlate with greater student engagement in various school activities. In contrast, students who have negative experiences with peers (non-acceptance, rejection, or victimization) are not sufficiently engaged in school. School engagement plays a mediating role in the link between peer relationships and student success. This work has important implications for the development of educational interventions to improve peer relationships, engagement and student success.
Keywords
students; positive attitudes; violence; victimization; school success; engagement
Hrčak ID:
319341
URI
Publication date:
17.7.2024.
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