STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND GOAL ORIENTATION, RESILIENCE: A STUDY ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between goal orientation, resilience, and student engagement of junior college students. Random sample of 1067 government secondary school students were selected for the study. Standardized instruments were used to collect the data from a sample of students. The student engagement scale constructed by Lam, Wong, Jimerson, Kikas, Shin, et.al (2014), and Resilience scale developed by Connor-Davidson (2003), Goal Orientation Scale developed by Button, Mathieu, Zajac (2016) were used in the present study. The study used a correlational research design. Results revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between goal orientation, resilience, and student engagement of secondary school students. This paper explains the significance of this result and its ramifications. Keywords: Goal Orientation, Resilience, Student Engagement, Junior college students.