What makes school a happy place? development and validation of a measurement scale for students

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Autor(es): dc.creatorGramaxo, Patrícia Leonor-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDias, Álvaro-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAbelha, Marta-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDutschke, Georg-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSeabra, Filipa-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2026-08-11T12:26:17Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2026-08-11T12:26:17Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2026-06-11-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2026-06-11-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2026-06-10-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2026-06-10-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/22178-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/10400.2/22178-
Descrição: dc.descriptionIntroduction: In addition to academic results, schools are increasingly mandated with promoting student happiness, contributing to their well-being, instilling a sense of belonging, and fostering the development of social and emotional skills. Thus, it is essential to have validated instruments to assess the overall happiness of schools. This article proposes a scale that assesses school happiness, as perceived by students. Methods: Data was obtained through questionnaires administered to 2,452 students (for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA), data were collected from 1,242 respondents, while a separate sample of 1,210 participated in the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The model was tested using structural equation modeling techniques. Results: The results made it possible to identify three main components: Supportive Relationships and School Climate (People), Learning Processes and School Experience (Process), Learning Environments and Inclusion (Place). Discussion: The article discusses the development and validation of an instrument that can be applied to students as one of the means of assessing a school’s general happiness level and identifying key aspects to improve to increase a school’s level of happiness. Implications for future research on happy school evaluation are discussed, since schools will now have at their disposal tools that enable them to assess a happy school from the perspective of teachers, parents, and pupils.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionThe author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. Funded by National Funds through the FCT, within the scope of the projects UID/4372/2025 and UID/PRR/04372/2025. (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04372/2025). The funder was not involved in the study design, collection, analysis, interpretation of data, the writing of this article, or the decision to submit it for publication.-
Descrição: dc.descriptioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion-
Formato: dc.formatapplication/pdf-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationDistance Education and Elearning Laboratory-
Relação: dc.relationUID/PRR/04372/2025-
Direitos: dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectHappy schools-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPsychometric validation-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectScale development-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectStudent perceptions-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectWellbeing in education-
Título: dc.titleWhat makes school a happy place? development and validation of a measurement scale for students-
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