Assessing school happiness
Development and validation of a measurement scale for parents/guardians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22166379 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrícia Gramaxo (0000-0003-3797-7109, Universidade Aberta, corresponding author), Alvaro Dias (0000-0003-3560-4595, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Álvaro Lopes Dias (0000-0003-4074-1586, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Marta Abelha (0000-0001-7105-3722, Universidade Aberta), Georg Dutschke (0000-0002-3352-3938, Atlântica Instituto Universitário), Filipa Seabra (0000-0003-1690-9502, Universidade Aberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2504-284X • E-ISSN: 2504-284X |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/feduc.2025.1549751 |
| OpenAlex | W4411292713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
Introduction Parents are one of the stakeholders in evaluating schools, and families’ perspectives about schools are increasingly acknowledged as essential to educational decision-making. However, little is known about how parents’ perspectives on school happiness can be assessed. This article proposes a model for evaluating school happiness as perceived by parents/guardians. Methods Data were obtained through questionnaires administered to 641 parents. The model was tested using structural equation modeling techniques. Results The results identified four main components: relationships and teachers’ characteristics (People), teaching practice (Process), learning/leisure balance (Process), and green school (Place). Discussion The article discusses the development and validation of an instrument that can be used with parents/caretakers as one of the means of assessing a school’s overall happiness level and identifying key aspects to improve a school’s level of happiness. Implications for future research on the evaluation of happy schools are also discussed
Cartography · Geography · Happiness · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |