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Jenifer Lyn Duffin – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research examined self-efficacy, locus of control, age, gender, and years teaching as a predictor for teaching job satisfaction among a sample of Filipino teachers working in the USA for three years or less. The sample size consisted of 96 participants. Participants completed three surveys, Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale, Rotter's Locus of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Locus of Control, Job Satisfaction, Teaching (Occupation)
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Ibidunni, Ayodotun Stephen; Mozie, Dumebi; Ayeni, Adebanji Wlliam A. A. – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: This study focussed on investigating the impact of entrepreneurial characteristics on the entrepreneurial intention of university students in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: This research adopted a survey research design via a well-constructed questionnaire. The study's sample size consisted of 354 aspiring student entrepreneurs.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Student Characteristics, Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation
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Can, Süleyman; Durukan, Erdil – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2019
Academic locus of control has an important place in explaining students' behaviors in educational settings. The purpose of the current study is to determine the level of the pedagogical formation students' academic locus of control and to investigate whether this level varies depending on some variables. The study employed the survey model, one of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Locus of Control, Foreign Countries
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Hui, Yen Ling; Prihadi, Kususanto; Arif, Najiya I.; Yap, Sam X. Y.; Chua, Melissa J.; Chen, John; Chong, Jia C.; Yeow, James L. H. – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2019
This study aims to test the hypothesis that classroom engagement mediates the relationship between students' internal locus of control and academic procrastination. As many as 302 students from a private university between 18 to 26 years of age were recruited to respond to Internal-External Locus of control Scale, Classroom Engagement Inventory,…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Study Habits, Private Colleges, Computer Software
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Iskandar, Yulita Hanum P. – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2021
This research aims to analyse the factors and effect of compulsive social apps usage on technostress among students in private higher education institutions in Malaysia. The determinants examined are the locus of control, materialism, need for touch, social interaction anxiety and technostress. This study is conducted on students who are the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Addictive Behavior, Psychological Characteristics, Influence of Technology
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Ratnawati, Vivi; Setyosari, Punaji; Ramli, M.; Atmoko, Adi – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Academic optimism has an essential role in the adjustment of students in school. This study aimed to examine a model of academic optimism formed from democratic parenting, school climate, internal locus of control, and students' self-concept. This a cross-sectional non-experimental design research design involved 335 Junior High School students in…
Descriptors: Models, Positive Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Junior High School Students
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Rabbani, Abed G.; Yao, Zheying; Wang, Christina; Grable, John E. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2021
Financial risk tolerance is an important personal characteristic that is widely used by financial professionals to guide the development and presentation of client-centered recommendations. As more baby boomers enter retirement, research on how these individuals perceive their willingness to take financial risks has gained importance, particularly…
Descriptors: Risk, Decision Making, Money Management, Financial Services
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Günel, Ilker – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the locus of control and the sports manager behavior levels of the students studying in the department of sports management of the faculty of sport sciences. The study was conducted by the correlational survey method, one of the quantitative research designs. Population of the study…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Locus of Control, Correlation, Gender Differences
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Robertson, Jane; Terblanche, Nicky; Le Sueur, Heidi – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2021
Insights into the learning environment are required especially when applying action learning commonly used in management development programmes (MDPs). The study reports on an emerging action learning conceptual framework that fosters an environment for individual transformative learning in an MDP. The purpose of this research was to make clear…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Problem Solving, Management Development, Transformative Learning
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Lauermann, Fani; ten Hagen, Inga – Educational Psychologist, 2021
Teachers' teaching-related competence beliefs such as perceived teaching ability and self-efficacy have been linked to their occupational well-being and external evaluations of instructional quality. However, researchers have struggled to establish a reliable empirical link between teachers' competence beliefs and students' academic outcomes. To…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Teacher Characteristics, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Bishara, Saied; Kaplan, Shani – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
The purpose of the research was to examine the correlation between locus of control and metacognitive knowledge in math and math achievement among students with learning disabilities. We examined 30 eighth grade pupils with learning disabilities and 30 other pupils all of whom studied in a heterogeneous class in a public school in order to better…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Metacognition, Mathematics Achievement, Learning Disabilities
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Karaman, Mehmet A.; Nelson, Kristina M.; Cavazos Vela, Javier – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2018
This study investigated the mediation effect of locus of control and achievement motivation between academic stress and life satisfaction. A total of 307 undergraduate students recruited from a Hispanic Serving Institution in South Texas participated in the study. In the frame of the study, two mediation models were tested by utilising PROCESS…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Life Satisfaction, Undergraduate Students, Locus of Control
Jorif, Darien C. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
There is a gap in research regarding examination of the relationship between burnout in special education school support staff members and their perception of locus of control (LOC) in their work environment. The purpose of this concurrent nested mixed methods study is to determine if there is a relationship between burnout and locus of control in…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Burnout, Locus of Control, Questionnaires
Budo, Cherry Marie A. – Online Submission, 2023
The study aimed to determine which of the domains in school quality significantly influence the self-esteem of CNHS learners. The quantitative non-experimental design using the correlational technique was used in the study. It was conducted in Compostela National High School involving 300 Junior High learners, specifically learners of grade 7,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Self Esteem, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Aguiar, Joana G.; Kinchin, Ian M.; Correia, Paulo R. M.; Infante-Malachias, María Elena; Paixão, Thiago R. L. C. – Educational Research, 2020
Background: One approach to enhancing the pedagogy of science education is to employ academics who are not only science-trained but also engaged in education research. As some academics begin their Scholarship of Teaching and Learning research careers with a pure science background, shifting in disciplinary perspectives can be a source of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Research, Teacher Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach
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