Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments
Social cohesion in schools refers to positive interpersonal relations between students, a sense of belonging of all students and group solidarity. Social cohesion is a multidimensional construct, and educators policymakers and researchers may focus on specific domains within this concept, guided by...
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| description | Social cohesion in schools refers to positive interpersonal relations between students, a sense of belonging of all students and group solidarity. Social cohesion is a multidimensional construct, and educators policymakers and researchers may focus on specific domains within this concept, guided by their personal conception of social cohesion. With this non-systematic review we provide examples of how social cohesion is conceptualized and measured in various ways by those who study social cohesion in education and how these measures relate to the multidimensional construct of social cohesion. Seven components of three social cohesion dimensions are considered. This review presents an overview of five social cohesion instruments and shows that these instruments include specific combinations of dimensions, components, perspectives and social entities at which they are targeted. Based on these examples of the measurement of social cohesion in education, this study provides a heuristic for considerate use of instruments to measure social cohesion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08ce54eefbb1470b9be83d803cc99cc52023-09-03T04:26:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2021-01-018110.1080/2331186X.2021.19406331940633Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instrumentsGert-Jan Veerman0Eddie Denessen1Radboud UniversityRadboud UniversitySocial cohesion in schools refers to positive interpersonal relations between students, a sense of belonging of all students and group solidarity. Social cohesion is a multidimensional construct, and educators policymakers and researchers may focus on specific domains within this concept, guided by their personal conception of social cohesion. With this non-systematic review we provide examples of how social cohesion is conceptualized and measured in various ways by those who study social cohesion in education and how these measures relate to the multidimensional construct of social cohesion. Seven components of three social cohesion dimensions are considered. This review presents an overview of five social cohesion instruments and shows that these instruments include specific combinations of dimensions, components, perspectives and social entities at which they are targeted. Based on these examples of the measurement of social cohesion in education, this study provides a heuristic for considerate use of instruments to measure social cohesion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2021.1940633social cohesioninstrumentseducationschool belongingcitizenship educationschool climate |
| spellingShingle | Gert-Jan Veerman Eddie Denessen Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments Cogent Education social cohesion instruments education school belonging citizenship education school climate |
| title | Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments |
| title_full | Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments |
| title_fullStr | Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments |
| title_short | Social cohesion in schools: A non-systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments |
| title_sort | social cohesion in schools a non systematic review of its conceptualization and instruments |
| topic | social cohesion instruments education school belonging citizenship education school climate |
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