Prediction of academic enthusiasm based on school culture among sixth grade elementary school students in Kaki city

The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting academic enthusiasm based on school culture among the sixth grade students of Kaki city in the academic year of 2018-2019.

The type of this research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptivecorrelational in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the present study was made up of 371 sixth grade students of Kaki city. The sample size of this research included 189 people, which was obtained through random cluster sampling. In order to collect information, Wang et al.'s (2011) academic enthusiasm questionnaires, Alexander and Sade's (1988) school culture questionnaires were used.

The results of the findings showed that school culture is able to predict each of the components of academic enthusiasm, i.e. behavioral, emotional and cognitive among the sixth grade students of Kaki city.

The general conclusion of the research showed that by strengthening the school culture among students, it is possible to improve the academic enthusiasm of students in schools.