Frontiers in Psychology

Frontiers in Psychology

Boarding school is a major educational option for many students (e.g., students living in remote areas, or whose parents are working interstate or overseas, etc.). This study explored the motivation, engagement, and achievement of boarding and day students who are educated in the same classrooms and receive the same syllabus and instruction from the same teachers. It found predominant parity between boarding and day students in their motivation, engagement and achievement.