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Self-Reported Homesickness in Australian Adolescent Males during Their First Year at Boarding School: An Exploratory Study of Symptomatic Features, Its Dimensionality, Coping Strategies, and the Relationship with Academic, Resilience, Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Factors
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Mander, David J.; Lester, Leanne – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2023
Objective: To explore the symptomatic features of homesickness in Australian adolescent males during their first year at boarding school, as well as its dimensionality, coping strategies, and the relationship with academic, resilience, emotional and mental health factors. Method: Drawing on a larger, longitudinal study (n = 174 students), survey…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Student Adjustment, Psychological Patterns, Foreign Countries
"If I Wanted to Have More Opportunities and Go to a Better School, I Just Had to Get Used to It": Aboriginal Students' Perceptions of Going to Boarding School in Western Australia
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Mander, David J.; Cohen, Lynne; Pooley, Julie Ann – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2015
This study explored the experiences of 32 male Aboriginal students from regional and remote towns and communities while they attended a metropolitan boarding school away from home and family in Perth, Western Australia. Using narrative interviews it specifically investigated how these Aboriginal students construct meaning around the transition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Boarding Schools, Males
A Longitudinal Study into Indicators of Mental Health, Strengths and Difficulties Reported by Boarding Students as They Transition from Primary School to Secondary Boarding Schools in Perth, Western Australia
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Mander, David J.; Lester, Leanne – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2017
This study examined indicators of mental health, as well as strengths and difficulties, as reported by same-age boarding and non-boarding students spanning four time points over a 2-year period as they transitioned from primary to boarding school in Western Australia (i.e., at the end of Grade 7, beginning of Grade 8, end of Grade 8, and end of…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Transitional Programs, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
Enabling Voice: Aboriginal Parents, Experiences and Perceptions of Sending a Child to Boarding School in Western Australia
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Mander, David J. – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2015
This study explored the experience of having a child educated away from home at boarding school for Aboriginal parents living in regional and remote communities in Western Australia (WA). In-depth interviews were conducted with 11 participants and thematic analysis found the following major themes emerged from the data: (1) Access, Standards and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Parent Attitudes, Boarding Schools, Foreign Countries
A Critical Exploration of Staff Perceptions of Aboriginal Boarding Students' Experiences
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Mander, David J.; Cohen, Lynne; Pooley, Julie A. – Australian Journal of Education, 2015
This exploratory study investigated how staff at four private boys' boarding schools in Perth, Western Australia, constructed meaning and understanding around the experience of studying away from home and family for Aboriginal students from regional and remote communities. Interviews were conducted with 16 participants recruited from the four…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Boarding Schools