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What makes a school a happy school?: Portuguese students’ perspectives

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datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidadept_PT
dc.contributor.authorGramaxo, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorDutschke, Georg
dc.contributor.authorSeabra, Filipa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-19T09:59:31Z
dc.date.available2023-09-19T09:59:31Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: UNESCO has sparked interest in the study of happy schools and, through its Happy Schools Project (HSP) framework, provides tools that enable the teaching and learning community to work towards making “happy schools” a reality. Since the understanding of happiness is culturally influenced (HSP studied Asian countries), we sought to identify parallels between the HSP framework and Portuguese schools through the eyes of students. Methods: We asked a group of Portuguese students to rate their happiness at school and answer three open questions: What makes you happy at school? What makes you unhappy at school? What is a happy school? Using an online survey, 2708 students participated in this study. We coded the answers with variables derived from the HSP framework, aiming to understand what characteristics students value most when referring to their happiness or unhappiness at school and what features a happy school should have. Results: Findings show that most Portuguese students consider themselves to be reasonably happy. No relevant difference exists between boys’ and girls’ self-reported happiness levels, and their happiness decreases as age increases. Children emphasized relationships with friends and teachers and teachers’ attitudes, competencies, and capacities as elements of a happy school. We found that school unhappiness is related to excessive workload and bullying. Discussion: Even though there are cultural differences between countries, when we identified the characteristics of a happy school from the perspective of Portuguese students, we found similarities with the HSP framework guidelines.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGramaxo, P., Flores, I., Dutschke, G. & Seabra, F. (2023). What makes a school a happy school? Portuguese students´ perspectives. Frontiers in Education, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1267308 eiSSN: 2504-284X.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/feduc.2023.1267308pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2504-284X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/14945
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontierspt_PT
dc.relationDistance Education and Elearning Laboratory
dc.relationDistance Education and Elearning Laboratory
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1267308/fullpt_PT
dc.subjectStudent's happinesspt_PT
dc.subjectHappy schoolspt_PT
dc.subjectHappy school frameworkpt_PT
dc.titleWhat makes a school a happy school?: Portuguese students’ perspectivespt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Educationpt_PT
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