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Koulun yhteisöllinen ilmapiiri ja oppilaiden yhteiskunnallisen vaikuttamisen orientaatio : yhteyksiä etsimässä (2021)
Connections between school climate and students' societal orientation

Tujula, M., Rautopuro, J., Löfström, J., & Niilo-Rämä, M. (2021). Koulun yhteisöllinen ilmapiiri ja oppilaiden yhteiskunnallisen vaikuttamisen orientaatio : yhteyksiä etsimässä. Nuorisotutkimus, 39(3), 36-57. https://journal.fi/nuorisotutkimus/issue/view/8458

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Tujula, Mikko; Rautopuro, Juhani; Löfström, Jan; Niilo-Rämä, Mikko

Journal or series: Nuorisotutkimus

ISSN: 0780-0886

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 39

Issue number: 3

Pages range: 36-57

Publisher: Nuorisotutkimusseura

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/nuorisotutkimus/issue/view/8458

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/78572

Abstract

This study explores connections between students’ and teachers' perceptions of a community- supportive climate in their school and students' societal orientation. Students' civic participation in and outside of school is interpreted here to signal societal orientation. The data used in this study consist of Finnish students' and teachers' answers to selected questions in their respective questionnaires in the ICCS 2016 survey. The data were analysed using a mixed effects model. The analysis suggests that teachers' perceptions of the elements of school climate have practically no connection with the variables relating to students' societal orientation. The connection between students' perceptions of the elements of school climate and their societal orientation was also generally weak, with the openness of classroom discussions being an exception. It seems that the openness of classroom discussions is a promising way to promote students' societal orientation. Differences between schools played only a minor role in explaining the results.

Keywords: school (phenomena); school community; ambience; communality; pupils; political participation; influencing; civil society

Free keywords: communality; school climate; societal orientation; participation

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

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