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Dataset . 2026
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ZENODO
Dataset . 2026
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
ZENODO
Dataset . 2026
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
ZENODO
Dataset . 2026
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
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How Students Construct Reality in Everyday School Life

Authors: Lehmann, Katja;

How Students Construct Reality in Everyday School Life

Abstract

This text examines how students construct situational reality in everyday school life. It focuses on the subtle interpretive processes through which students make sense of instructions, transitions, expectations, and social interactions. Rather than treating school reality as a fixed structure, the text highlights how meaning is created moment by moment through orientation, communication, and the ability to interpret situational cues. The description emphasizes how unexpected events, unclear expectations, or brief misunderstandings reveal the interpretive work students perform to understand what is relevant in a given moment. It also discusses how small communicative exchanges—such as clarifications, confirmations, or corrections—help align individual interpretations and create shared understanding. By drawing attention to these often overlooked mechanisms, the text provides insight into how everyday school environments influence students’ sense of clarity, stability, and confidence. It offers a perspective on school life that foregrounds the continuous construction of meaning and the importance of communicative and situational coherence.

Keywords

situational reality, school life, communication, educational microdynamics, student orientation, sensemaking, meaning-making, orientation, situational cues, student perspective, interpretive processes, student interpretation, school interactions, classroom communication, everyday reality, everyday school life

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