Academic Climate and Students' Satisfaction with School

Zadovoljstvo školom predstavlja važan aspekt učeničkoga doživljaja škole te je stoga bilo ispitano provedenim istraživanjem. U istraživanju je cilj bio ispitati spolne i dobne razlike u zadovoljstvu školom, kao i povezanost školskoga ozračja i zadovoljstva školom među učenicima viših razreda osnovne škole. Dobiveni rezultati su pokazali kako su učenice zadovoljnije školom te da su učenici različitih razreda podjednako zadovoljni školom. Također, rezultati pokazuju kako postoji povezanost između zadovoljstva školom i tri aspekta kvalitete ozračja koji uključuju odnose nastavnika i učenika, odnose među učenicima i potrebu za prijavljivanjem neželjenih incidenata. Rezultati su u velikoj mjeri u skladu s postavljenim pretpostavkama što upućuje na to da osim akademskih činitelja na učenički doživljaj škole utječu i socijalni činitelji. Stoga je važno ove činitelje uzeti u obzir prilikom planiranja rada u školi te učenicima omogućiti slobodno izražavanje i poticati njihov cjelokupni razvoj.School satisfaction is an important aspect of students' experience of school and it was investigated in this research study. The research goal was to examine gender and age differences with respect to satisfaction with school, as well as the associations between school climate and school satisfaction among students of higher grades of elementary school. The results have shown that female students are more satisfied with school and that students of different grades are equally satisfied with school. Also, the results show that there is a correlation between school satisfaction and three aspects of the school climate, which include relationships between teachers and students, relations among students and the need to report unwished incidents. The results were largely in line with the set hypotheses, suggesting that social factors also influence students' experiences in school. It is therefore important to take these factors into consideration while planning school work, to allow students to freely express themselves and promote their overall development