Abstract
With the expansion of industrialisation and rapid development of economy in China, migration of the rural population to the urban areas in seek of employment has resulted in changes in the family structure and increased number of left-behind children (LBC) in China. Numerous studies on LBC have concluded the critical issues among the children related to their overall well- being and their performance at school. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of emotional, cognitive and behavioural engagement of the LBC on the academic achievement of the left behind children. Quantitative research method was used and the sample were 186 left- behind children in Henan Province, China. To measure school engagement, the instrument developed by Finlay (2006) was used. Correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between the various predictors and academic achievement. The findings concluded that emotional, cognitive and behavioural engagement of the LBC at school were significantly correlated with academic achievement. The hierarchical regression findings concluded that emotional engagement (β= .268; t= 3.593, p<0.000, cognitive engagement (β= .245; t= 3.284, p<0.000 and care takers (β= .132; t= 2.009, p<0.05) were significant predictors of academic achievement of the LBC.
Highlights
Jia and Tian (2010) mentioned that in China, the migration of the rural population to urban areas in seek of employment has shown a tremendous increase over the last 35 years
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the influence of school engagement on the academic achievement of the LBC
The hierarchical regression findings concluded that emotional engagement, cognitive engagement and caretakers were significant predictors of academic achievement of the LBC
Summary
Jia and Tian (2010) mentioned that in China, the migration of the rural population to urban areas in seek of employment has shown a tremendous increase over the last 35 years. Since the late 1970s, China’s economy has driven industrialization, privatization and urbanization which have led to massive population of the country to migrate from rural to urban areas in seek of employment in the commercial industries. Studies have reported that most of the left-behind children’s psychological state is more sensitive and fragile. Many studies suggested that the engagement in academics and out of class’s activities by students are important in a student’s academic success, and for some students, this is the factor that distinguishes between dropout and graduation (Audas & Willms, 2001)
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