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School canteens – places for increasing social connectedness?
Author(s) -
Senior Elizabeth
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
health promotion journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2201-1617
pISSN - 1036-1073
DOI - 10.1071/he12157
Subject(s) - population health , social connectedness , public health , health economics , environmental health , community health , medicine , business , public relations , family medicine , nursing , political science , psychology , social psychology
Research has shown that students who have a genuine engagement with others in the school community are more likely to complete their school education. There is evidence that a school's social atmosphere affects how happy students are at school and how well they learn. Creating opportunities for student participation in school life beyond the classroom has also been cited as helping to provide students with a sense of social inclusion.