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The aim of this study is to examine the impact of class-level class climate on school-aged children’s life satisfaction. Data was derived from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) using sixth grade school-aged children (n = 4,764, 483 classes). Class climate includes indicators of teachers' care and monitoring, demands, interaction, autonomy, as well as school-aged children's attitudes towards schoolwork at the class- and individual-level. Results showed that individual perceived class climate in terms of teachers' care and monitoring and autonomy was positively related to life satisfaction, whereas school-related demands were related to lower life satisfaction. Besides teachers' care and monitoring at class-level, indicators of class climate were not associated with school-aged children’s life satisfaction, while the individual perceived class climate is more important for life satisfaction.
BACKGROUND:
Studies among students with special educational needs (SEN) in separate special schools (SSS) and mainstream schools (MS) are particularly applicable to educational attainment and social participation. However, indicators of health and wellbeing have rarely been considered.
AIMS:
This study investigates two related topics: first, health and wellbeing differences between students with SEN in special schools (SSS) and students without SEN in regular schools, and second, the rarely considered question whether health and wellbeing among students with SEN differ between school settings (i.e. MS vs. SSS).
METHODS AND PROCEDURES:
Bivariate and multilevel analyses are applied with data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) with 5267 students (grade 7).
OUTCOMES AND RESULTS:
After having controlled for background characteristics, students in SSS report higher likelihoods of poor self-rated health compared to students in higher track schools. Self-rated health of students with SEN does not significantly differ between MS vs. SSS. For life satisfaction, students with SEN show higher likelihoods of low life satisfaction when attending MS.
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS:
Teachers in inclusive settings are encouraged to establish class work and teaching that support a real change from class placement to inclusive culture in order to suitably support students with SEN.
Background
Features of schools and classes are closely related to students´ health and wellbeing. However, class composition (e.g. in terms of school performance) has rarely been examined in relation to students´ health and wellbeing. This study focuses on the so called Big-Fish-Little-Pond-Effect (BFLPE), by investigating whether the level of high-performing students in classroom is negatively associated with psychosomatic complaints of students who perceive themselves as poor performers.
Methods
Data were derived from the German sample of the WHO-Collaborative “Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)” study 2013/2014. The sample included 5226 11-, 13- and 15-year-old students. Individual perceived school performance (PSP) was included (very good/good vs. average/below average PSP) at the individual student-level. At the class-level, school performance in class was generated by aggregating the share (in percentage) of students who report a very good/good PSP to the class-level, indicating the percentage of students with good/very good PSP in classroom. Using multilevel regression models, the association between class-level school performance (in percentage of students with very good/good PSP) and individual psychosomatic complaints were analyzed, stratified by students´ individual PSP.
Results
Students who report average/below average PSP showed higher likelihoods of psychosomatic complaints (Odds Ratio: 1.75; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.52–2.03) compared to counterparts with very good/good PSP. The aggregated class-level PSP was not significantly associated with psychosomatic complaints. However, in line with the BFLPE, results further revealed that students with average/below average PSP, who attend classes with a higher percentage of students who report very good/good PSP, had higher likelihoods of psychosomatic complaints (Odds Ratio: 1.91; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.01–4.01) compared to classmates with very good/good PSP.
Conclusions
This study revealed that class composition in terms of PSP was differentially associated with students´ psychosomatic complaints, depending on their individual PSP. Findings highlight the vulnerability of students with poor PSP placed in classes with a higher percentage of students with good PSP. Results of this study therefore indicate a need for initiatives for low performing students from teachers and school staff in class.
Immer mehr Schulen stehen vor der Herausforderung, inklusive Strukturen zu etablieren, also Schülerinnen und Schüler mit besonderem pädagogischen Förderbedarf in den Regelbetrieb einzugliedern. Aus einer interdisziplinären Perspektive beleuchtet der Band nicht nur leistungsbezogene Aspekte der schulischen Inklusion von heterogenen und vulnerablen Schülergruppen, sondern erweitert die Debatte um Aspekte des Wohlbefindens, die eng mit der schulischen Leistung korrespondieren. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt außerdem auf der Belastung und dem Wohlbefinden von Lehrkräften sowie den Herausforderungen mit schulischer Heterogenität und Inklusion.
Handbuch Bildungsarmut
(2018)
Das Handbuch gibt einen systematischen Überblick über Ausmaß, Ursachen und Folgen von Bildungsarmut und erörtert Strategien, wie Bildungsarmut schrittweise abgebaut werden kann. Für Soziologie, Pädagogik und Politik bündelt es die Forschungsergebnisse aus groß angelegten internationalen und nationalen Erhebungen ebenso wie aus kleineren, explorativen Studien.
Die Ergebnisse zeigen: Gerade weil die Gesellschaft immer „gebildeter“ wird, sind Menschen ohne einen Mindestgrad an Bildung zunehmend von der Exklusion aus zentralen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen bedroht. Das Risiko steigt, den eigenen Lebensunterhalt nicht bestreiten zu können und soziale Anerkennung und Teilhabe zu verlieren. Hiervon sind – je nach angelegtem Kriterium – etwa 5 bis 15 Prozent der Bevölkerung betroffen.
Das Handbuch bietet eine Orientierungshilfe, an welchen Stellen gesellschaftspolitischer Handlungsbedarf besteht oder weitere Forschung nötig ist. Die Autorinnen und Autoren sind ausgewiesene Experten, die das Thema aus unterschiedlichen theoretischen und empirischen Perspektiven bearbeiten.
Der Inhalt
· Determinanten der Bildungsarmut
· Ausprägung von Bildungsarmut
· Folgen von Bildungsarmut
· Strategien gegen Bildungsarmut
Die Zielgruppen
Dozierende und Studierende der Bildungssoziologie, Sozialwissenschaften, Pädagogik
Verantwortliche in der Bildungspolitik und im Schul- und Ausbildungswesen
This study investigates whether class-level school performance affects students’ life satisfaction and if there are differential effects for high- and low-performing students. Data were derived from the National Educational Panel Study, including n = 5196 students (49.6% girls), nested in 478 classes and 250 secondary schools. School performance in class was measured by aggregating individual grade point average in Mathematics and German. The study could not reveal the “big-fish-little-pond”-effect regarding students’ life satisfaction but found differential effects for high- vs. low performing students. There was no significant association for low-performing students attending classes with higher class-level performance However, low-performing students revealed the lowest life satisfaction. High-performing students placed in classes with higher average performance reported lower life satisfaction compared to high-performing students in classes with lower average performance. This study provides evidence for the impact of the learning environment in class on school-aged children’s life satisfaction, by highlighting the differential sensitivity of high-performing students when placed in classes with higher or lower average performance.
Population and individual deficits in health literacy, and their associated negative health outcomes, have received growing attention in the political arena in recent years. In order to respond to the problem, several governments have adopted national action plans, which outline strategies to improve health literacy. Drawing on the action plans of the USA, Australia, Scotland, and Wales and applying Entman’s concept of framing, this paper analyses how health literacy debates are framed within the political arena as well as the factors that influence framing. Analysing data from policy documents and in-depth expert interviews, this paper identifies relevant frames developed to (i) define the problem of limited health literacy, (ii) provide causal explanations, (iii) rationalise why health literacy requires political action, and (iv) present solutions. The findings indicate that the malleability of the concept allows that a diversity of frames and solutions are promoted, yet risks that debates remain vague. Health literacy seems to have been successfully used to instigate political debates about health system reforms, patient empowerment, and shared decision making. The analysis suggests that health literacy might, if applied strategically, help to focus policy debates on key public health problems and the development of systemic solutions.
In den letzten Jahren sind in vielen Ländern Studien zur Gesundheitskompetenz der Bevölkerung erschienen. Fast immer zeigen sie, dass die Gesundheitskompetenz schlechter ausfällt als angenommen und große Teile der Bevölkerung eine niedrige Gesundheitskompetenz aufweisen. Um diese Situation zu verbessern, sind in vielen Ländern nationale Strategien und Aktionspläne zur Förderung von Gesundheitskompetenz erstellt worden. Diesen Beispielen folgend wurde jüngst auch für Deutschland ein Nationaler Aktionsplan Gesundheitskompetenz erarbeitet. An dem 2-jährigen Entwicklungsprozess waren 15 ausgewiesene Expertinnen und Experten beteiligt. Auf Basis einer Analyse vorliegender Literatur zur Gesundheitskompetenz und bestehender Aktionspläne wurden die Konzeption, Ziele und Schwerpunkte des Aktionsplans festgelegt und konkrete Empfehlungen erarbeitet. Der Nationale Aktionsplan Gesundheitskompetenz konzentriert sich auf die Handlungsbereiche alltägliche Lebenswelten, Gesundheitssystem, chronische Erkrankung und Forschung und formuliert für jeden konkrete Empfehlungen.