Contextual themes (extracurricular activities, environmental/school safety) are associated with school belonging¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

Reading the evidence codes

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q3 i? Extracurricular activities and environmental/school safety each emerged as student-level themes influencing school belonging. → Allen 2018

Evidence¶

Allen 2018¶

Allen, K., Kern, M.L., Vella-Brodrick, D., Hattie, J., & Waters, L. (2018). What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 30, 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-016-9389-8

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Systematic review phase identifying the ten themes, including the contextual themes "extracurricular activities and environmental/school safety". These were then meta-analytically examined across 51 studies (N = 67,378).

"First, a systematic review identified 10 themes that influence school belonging at the student level during adolescence in educational settings (academic motivation, emotional stability, personal characteristics, parent support, peer support, teacher support, gender, race and ethnicity, extracurricular activities and environmental/school safety)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Belonging — outcome: instruction changes it
Safety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Teacher support is among the strongest predictors of school belonging — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Individual-difference themes (academic motivation, emotional stability, gender, race and ethnicity) are associated with school belonging — related
Social support factors (parent, peer, teacher) are among the themes associated with adolescent school belonging — related
Extracurricular involvement and adult mentorship are associated with reversal of gifted underachievement — related

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`title`	`Contextual themes (extracurricular activities, environmental/school safety) are associated with school belonging`
`description`	`Contextual themes (extracurricular activities, environmental/school safety) are associated with school belonging`
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`newest_evidence`	`2018`
`source_checked`	`2026-10-20`
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