Relationships between Sense of Community and Academic Achievement: A Comparison among High School Students

Author(s)

Mervyn Wighting, Regent University
Deanna Nisbet, Regent University
Lucinda S. Spaulding, Liberty UniversityFollow

Publication Date

2009

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Education

Comments

Published in The International Journal of the Humanities, 7(3), 63-72, 2009.

Abstract

This paper reports on a research study measuring the constructs of community and academic achievement and examining the relationship between them. The authors' research compares sense of community and academic achievement among 11th grade students attending three independent high schools in a southeastern US state. Implications for teachers of high school students are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Wighting, Mervyn; Nisbet, Deanna; and Spaulding, Lucinda S., "Relationships between Sense of Community and Academic Achievement: A Comparison among High School Students" (2009). Faculty Publications and Presentations. 147.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/educ_fac_pubs/147