TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Link between Students’ Community Engagement Activities and their Academic Achievement
TT  - The Link between Students’ Community Engagement Activities and their Academic Achievement
AU  - Belete, Yitagesu
PY  - 2024
DA  - June
DO  - 10.58650/educatione.1358541
JF  - EDUCATIONE
PB  - Akdeniz Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2979-9678
SP  - 61
EP  - 84
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - The study aimed to test the hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between students' community engagement practice and their academic performance. The study covered 284 students in total. Data were gathered with the help of the questionnaire. The participants were divided into two groups based on their questionnaire responses: "community-engaged students" and "no community-engaged students." Based on average scores, standard deviation, descriptive statistics, t-tests, and the chi-square test of independence, the data were then examined using SPSS 25. According to the study's findings, students actively involved in their communities received higher grades than those not at all involved. Moreover, while community engagement may have been believed to affect academic achievement, it is statistically significant in this study. Besides, there was a statistically significant association between gender and community engagement in the study. In addition, the study found that students' geographical backgrounds and community engagement were significantly associated. Based on the study's findings, it has been concluded that community engagement and students’ academic success, gender, and geographical background have significant associations.
KW  - community engagement
KW  - students’ academic achievement
KW  - gender
KW  - geography
N2  - The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between the community engagement practice of students and students' academic performance. The study covered 284 students in total. With the help of the questionnaire, data were gathered. The participants were divided into two groups based on their questionnaire responses: "community-engaged students" and "no community-engaged students." On the basis of average scores, standard deviation, descriptive statistics, t-tests, and the chi-square test of independence, the data were then examined using SPSS 25. According to the study's findings, students who were actively involved in their communities received higher grades than those who were not at all involved. Moreover, while community engagement may have been believed to have an effect on academic achievement, it is statistically significant in this study. Besides, there was statistically significant association between gender and community engagement in the study. In addition, the study found that students' geographical backgrounds and community engagement were significantly associated. Based on the findings of the study, it has been concluded that community engagement and students’ academic success, gender and geographical background have significant association.
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