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Tests of Factorial Structure and Measurement Invariance for the Student Engagement Instrument: Evidence from Middle and High School Students
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Moreira, Paulo A. S.; Dias, Maria Adelaide – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2019
While past research has shown the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) to be an adequate measure of school engagement, this self-report questionnaire currently exists as a number of different versions, each comprising various subsets of the original 35 items. The first objective of this study was to use confirmatory factor analysis to assess the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Middle School Students, High School Students, Foreign Countries
Life Design Counseling Group Intervention with Portuguese Adolescents: A Process and Outcome Study
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Cardoso, Paulo; Janeiro, Isabel Nunes; Duarte, Maria Eduarda – Journal of Career Development, 2018
This article examines the process and outcome of a life design counseling group intervention with students in Grades 9 and 12. First, we applied a quasi-experimental methodology to analyze the intervention's effectiveness in promoting career certainty, career decision-making, self-efficacy, and career adaptability in a sample of 236 students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Group Counseling, Intervention
Authority in the Classroom: Adolescent Autonomy, Autonomy Support, and Teachers' Legitimacy
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Graça, João; Calheiros, Maria Manuela; Barata, Maria Clara – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013
Younger generations are increasingly questioning the legitimacy of teachers. However, evidence concerning classroom authority and the many factors that shape it tend to disregard the complexity and dynamics of the relationship between the teacher and the student. This paper aims to contribute to further unfold and understand this topic.…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Power Structure, Teacher Role, Student Role
Family Socioeconomic Status and Student Adaptation to School Life: Looking beyond Grades
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Carvalho, Renato G.; Novo, Rosa F. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2012
Introduction: In this quantitative, cross-sectional study we analyse the relationship between family socioeconomic status (SES) and students' adaptation to school life, as expressed through several indicators of achievement, integration (adaptation to transitions, behaviour problems, risk behaviours, interpersonal difficulties, participation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family (Sociological Unit), Socioeconomic Status, Student Adjustment
Career Coping Styles: Differences in Career Attitudes among Secondary School Students
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Janeiro, Isabel N.; Marques, Jose Ferreira – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2010
The types of difficulties associated with career attitudes were studied using Super's model of career maturity (1990) in a group of 620 Portuguese students from grades 9 and 12. A cluster analysis identified four styles with different patterns of association between time perspective, attributional beliefs, self-esteem and career attitudes. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Maturity, Coping, Multivariate Analysis
Self-Efficacy Beliefs and the Relation between Career Planning and Perception of Barriers
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Cardoso, Paulo; Moreira, Joao Manuel – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2009
This study tested the hypothesis that self-efficacy in career roles moderates the relation between perception of career barriers and career planning, in a study with Portuguese students, 488 in Grade 9 and 517 in Grade 12. The results supported the hypothesis only among Grade 9 girls, showing that perception of career barriers leads to less career…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Self Efficacy, Grade 9, Grade 12
Individual Characteristics and Career Exploration in Adolescence.
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Taveira, Maria Do Ceu; Silva, M. Carolina; Rodriguez, Maria Luisa; Maia, Jose – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1998
Investigates the effect of gender, age, and school grade on several career-exploration dimensions measured by the Career Exploration Survey. Results indicate that sex and grade-level were the most significant characteristics related to the adolescents' career-exploration behaviors, reactions, and beliefs. Discusses career-exploration…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Decision Making