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Alpaslan, Muhammet Mustafa; Ulubey, Ozgur; Yildirim, Kasim – Online Submission, 2018
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the contributions of support and class belonging to teacher self-efficacy. A total of 357 teacher candidates from the different departments enrolled in the Pedagogical Formation Education Certificate Program at a state university in the Aegean Region of Turkey participated in the study. Teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Sense of Community, Classroom Environment
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Lazarides, Rebecca; Rohowski, Susanne; Ohlemann, Svenja; Ittel, Angela – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study focused on students enrolled in obligatory vocational education courses in German secondary schools that aim to support students' career exploration. The study examined the relations between student-perceived classroom characteristics (support for autonomy, competence and relatedness), students' intrinsic motivation and their career…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, Student Motivation, Career Exploration
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Chun, Heejung; Marin, Merranda Romero; Schwartz, Jonathan P.; Pham, Andy; Castro-Olivo, Sara M. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2016
Previous studies of college entrance and graduation have identified strong ethnic identity, cultural congruity, and low acculturative stress as protective factors for academic persistence among Latina/o college students. However, lacking in the literature is a more differentiated and complete understanding of the complex relationships between…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Success, Cultural Influences, Social Influences
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Glass, Chris R.; Gesing, Peggy; Hales, Angela; Cong, Cong – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
The proportion of first-generation international students at US institutions ranges from one-tenth to one-half of the total international student body. First-generation status is an underexplored, and potentially significant, demographic factor in international students' adaptation to college. Researchers used structural equation modelling (SEM)…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Foreign Students, Structural Equation Models, Sense of Community