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Student’s Academic Engagement: the Relation between Teacher’s Academic Optimism and Female Student’s Perception of School Climate

Authors: Farah Bakhshaee, Elahe Hejazi

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 3/2017

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The goal of the present research is to identify the correlation between students’ perception of their school climate, their teachers’ academic optimism, and how these two factors affect overall academic engagement among students. The research sample comprised of 1200 female students and 48 teachers. Findings indicated that the perception of teacher’s support and perception of student’s autonomy have significant impact on the student’s academic engagement. Further, the relationship between a teacher’s efficacy and positive role in student engagement was found to be significant.

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Title: Student’s Academic Engagement: the Relation between Teacher’s Academic Optimism and Female Student’s Perception of School Climate
Authors: Farah Bakhshaee
Elahe Hejazi
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9674-2

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