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2025 - Volume 9 - Number 1

The Good Student from the Students’ Perspective: Investigation of the Views of Primary School, Junior High and Senior High School Students

Ioannis Ch. Konstantinou
University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GREECE

Angeliki C. Tsatsouli
University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GREECE

Stamatoula G. Logotheti
University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GREECE

Open Journal for Educational Research, 2025, 9(1), 25-50 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojer.0901.03025k
Received: 19 March 2025 ▪ Revised: 30 June 2025 ▪ Accepted: 7 July 2025

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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of students regarding the image they have formed of the characteristics of a good student. Initially, a theoretical approach to the subject is made, giving importance to the role of the student and, in particular, to the school, the social and personal parameters that contribute to the formation of students’ views regarding the good student. Afterwards, the investigation methodology of the subject is described. The research, which meets all the methodological conditions of reliability and validity, was conducted with the participation of students from Primary schools, Junior High and Senior High schools of the city of Ioannina and Igoumenitsa. The findings are very interesting, especially those concerning the views of students on the social behavior of a good student and, more specifically, those related to cooperation, solidarity, respect for others, the absence of violence and rational communication.

KEY WORDS: social interaction, student role, good student.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Ioannis Ch. Konstantinou, University of Ioannina,  Ioannina, GREECE.

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