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QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF A RANDOM SAMPLE SELECTED AT SCHOOL

ANALYSIS OF 23 QU

ESTIONNAIRES ANSWERED BY 23 STUDENTS OF A CLASS OF THE 3RD GYMNASIO IRAKLIOU KRITIS IN GREECE

 

         AGE:  12 - 13                          

         GRADE: 1ST CLASS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

         GENDER: 12 Male 11 Female

         PLACE OF BIRTH: GREECE

         5 STUDENTS HAVE MORE THAN 4 FAMILY MEMBERS

         Do you like school? 19 YES / 4 NO

         Do you like studying? 12 YES  / 11 NO

         Do you like learning? 22 YES / 1 NO

         Do you want to do well at school?

     ALL 23 SAID YES Y

         Do you want to get your leaving certificate?

      ALL 23 SAID YES

         Do you want to go to university or other higher education institution?

      20 SAID Y

         Do you think it is it is important to stay at school and finish it?

      ALL 23 SAID YES

         4 said Very much

         10 said Pretty much

          8 said Little

         1 said Very little

         Do you think going to school will help you in your adult life?

     ALL 23 SAID YES

         THE MAJORITY ANSWERED THAT FRIENDS, SPORTS AND/OR EXCURSIONS ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO SCHOOL, A LOT INCLUDED THE LESSONS.

         AS IT WAS EXPECTED HOMEWORK, TESTS AND EXAMS WERE THE MOST COMMON ANSWERS FOR NOT WANTING TO COME TO SCHOOL.

         10 STUDENTS REPLIED THAT THEY SPEND MORE THAN 2 HOURS STUDYING PER DAY.

         ALL 23 PUPILS REPLIED NO.

         ALL STUDENTS REPLIED THAT THEIR PARENTS WOULD NOT ALLOW IT AND/OR THEY WOULD BE ANGRYIF THEY ABANDONED SCHOOL.

         ALL 23 PUPILS REPLIED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN EXPELLED FROM A LESSON OR FROM SCHOOL.

         7 students said that they skip classes out of boredom.

          8 students said that they stayed home alone and 6 said that they surfed on the Internet on the days you were absent from school without a valid excuse.

         Have you ever been bullied at school? 

         7 said Y

         16 said N

         Do you feel that you fit in your school environment?

         22 said Y

         1 said N

         How do you get along with your classmates:

         17 said very well

          6 said well

         How do you get along with your teachers:

         8 said very well

         15 said well

If secondary education was not obligatory would you choose to attend school?

         21 said YES

   6 of them gave a very simple but substantial answer: “Because I like school”.

   Others referred to the contribution of school to the acquisition of new knowledge, to future studies as well as to the opportunities for making new friends at school.

         2 said NO

If you did not have to go to school what would you prefer to do instead?

     The most common answers were:

         Travelling

          Playing music

          Doing sports

          Working

How do you feel most of the time you spend at school?

         10 happy

         14 satisfied

         2 sad

         2 melancholic

         6 confident

         10 energetic

         10 bored  

         9 stressed

Things that make you want to come to school all the time:

         ORGANIZING MORE TRIPS AND EXCURSIONS

         TEACHERS GIVING LESS HOMEWORK

         HAVING LESS HOURS OF LESSONS

         HAVING MORE FUN IN THE LESSONS

         SPENDING MORE TIME WITH FRIENDS