A Study of Classroom Management to Increase School Engagement in Junior High Schools

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K13596
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
• Research Institution: Hyogo University of Teacher Education (2022-2023); Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (2021)
• Principal Investigator: FUJIWARA Kazumasa 兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 准教授 (20812077)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: スクールエンゲージメント / 学級経営 / 教育成果 / 中学生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to examine classroom management practices that increase school engagement in junior high schools.The results revealed that school engagement is related to educational outcomes both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.Even in the case of a good classroom group, there were differences in the relationship between school engagement and educational outcomes depending on whether school engagement was high or low.Considering these results, we examined how classroom management should be conducted to increase school engagement.

Free Research Field

教育心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年，子どもの学びの質を高めることを目的とした取り組みが求められている。このことについて，本研究ではスクールエンゲージメントという概念に注目し検討を行った。その結果，子どもの教育成果を高める上で良好な学級集団の状態にすることはもとより，スクールエンゲージメントを高めることの重要性を示唆する結果が得られた。このことは我が国の先行研究では指摘されておらず，今後の教育実践を検討する際の一示唆の提供に寄与したと考えられる。