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Skaalvik, Einar M.; Skaalvik, Sidsel – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2020
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to analyse relations between teachers' perceptions of job demands and job resources in the school environment and dimensions of burnout, depressed mood, job satisfaction and motivation to leave the teaching profession (quit). The participants were 262 Norwegian high school teachers. The teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Workload, Depression (Psychology)
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Pappas, Ilias O.; Giannakos, Michail N.; Jaccheri, Letizia; Sampson, Demetrios G. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
This study uses complexity theory to understand the causal patterns of factors that stimulate students' intention to continue studies in computer science (CS). To this end, it identifies gains and barriers as essential factors in CS education, including motivation and learning performance, and proposes a conceptual model along with research…
Descriptors: Intention, Student Behavior, Computer Science Education, Barriers
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Stromso, Helge Ivar; Braten, Ivar; Britt, M. Anne – Educational Psychology, 2011
We examined whether epistemic beliefs predict students' evaluation of documents. Undergraduates read two texts on climate change. Participants judged the trustworthiness of each text and then indicated the criteria for their rating. We found that readers who believe strongly in relying on personal interpretations rather than on authorities trusted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Climate, Change