A Study of the Influential Factors on Senior Vocational High School Students' School Social Capital and Their Relationship with Learning Performances

Autor: Sin-cheng Lai, 賴鑫城
Rok vydání: 2007
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 95
The purpose of this study was to examine the influential factors on senior vocational high school students’school social capital and their relationship with learning performances. This study employed questionnaire and interviews.The population of the study was senior vocational high school students in Kaohsiung city,Kaohsiung county and Pingtung county. The total usuable number of questionnaires returned was 1208.Data were analyzed by methods of descriptive and inferential statistics, including mean and standard deviation, MANOVA, canonical correlation analysis,stepwise multiple regression and SEM. The results of this study were as follows: 1.The senior vocational high school students’school social capital and their life adjustment were in average while their achievement motivation was above average. 2.The students’peer relation was good, but their parent-teacher relation was poor. 3.There were significant differences in school social capital among different family social economical status,individual characteristics and school background variables. 4.There was a significant canonical correlation between the students’school social capital and their learning performance. 5.Social economical status,individual characteristics and school background variables were significant predictors of the students’school social capital. In addition, the students’school social capital with a lot of the aforesaid variables were significant predictors of academic achievement and life adjustment. 6.The fit indices for path correlation model about school social capital,academic achievement, life adjustment indicated a good fit. Based on the results of this study, the researcher made some suggestions for educational authorities, school authorities and teachers, students’parents and the future study. Key words:school social capital, learning performance, family social economical status, achievement motivation, life adjustment
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