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What does this mean?

In Kids Stats, children’s experience refers to their perspectives about their schooling. This includes their satisfaction with school, their sense of achievement and learning, their relationships with peers and teachers, and their feelings of self-esteem and social integration.

Why is it important to monitor?

Children and young people’s human development and academic achievement are related to their experience of life.

If students are happy, enthusiastic, involved in their studies and receive support and affirmation from teachers, then they will be more likely to perform at a higher academic level, feel good about themselves, their abilities and relationships, and mature as young people [1, 2].

Indicator

Information on children and young people’s experiences is not routinely collected in NSW. This is an area for future development.

Notes:
[1] Collins, C & Hughes, P (1982). Where Junior Secondary Schools are Heading: Research and Reflections. Australian Council for Educational Research, Melbourne.
[2] Resnick, M. D., Bearman, P. 5., Blum, R. W., Bauman, K. E., Harris, K. M., Jones, J., Tabor, J., Beuhring, T., Sieving, R. E., Shew, M., Ireland, M., Bearinger, L. H., & Udry, J. R. (1997). Protecting adolescence from harm: findings from the National
Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health. Journal of the American Medical Association, 278, 823-832.

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