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Brown, Travor; Hillier, Tara-Lynn; Warren, Amy M. – Career Development International, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of verbal self-guidance (VSG) and self-management on youth employability. It seeks to access the joint effectiveness of these interventions, grounded in social cognitive and goal setting theories, for youth job seekers. Design/methodology/approach: The studies used experimental designs involving…
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Employment Potential, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation
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Duquette, Cheryll; Stodel, Emma; Fullarton, Stephanie; Hagglund, Karras – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine persistence in school among students with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from the perspectives of the students themselves and their parents. Tinto's (1975, 1997) Student Integration Model (SIM) provided the theoretical framework for this research. This model involves an interplay between (1)…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Academic Persistence, Alcoholism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Ross, John A.; Hogaboam-Gray, Anne; Gray, Peter – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2004
Collective teacher efficacy refers to teacher perceptions that they constitute an effective instructional team, capable of bringing about learning in students. Previous research demonstrates that a school staff with a strong sense of collective efficacy is likely to generate high student achievement. This study of 2,170 teachers in 141 elementary…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Social Cognition