School belonging predicts whether an emerging adult will be not in education, employment, or training (NEET) after school.
Children who are excluded from school may end up being excluded from other social
institutions. Yet little research has considered whether low school belonging is a risk factor
for not being in education, employment, or training after graduation. Using two longitudinal
cohorts from Australia (N= 14,082; 51% Boys), we explored this relationship. Controlling for
a range of individual and school-level covariates, we found that low school belonging at age
15 is a consistent and practically significant predictor of not in education, employment, or …
institutions. Yet little research has considered whether low school belonging is a risk factor
for not being in education, employment, or training after graduation. Using two longitudinal
cohorts from Australia (N= 14,082; 51% Boys), we explored this relationship. Controlling for
a range of individual and school-level covariates, we found that low school belonging at age
15 is a consistent and practically significant predictor of not in education, employment, or …