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A Closer Look at College Students: Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation
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Hseih, Peggy; Sullivan, Jeremy R.; Guerra, Norma S. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2007
Given that student retention is now one of the leading challenges faced by colleges and universities, research seeking to understand students' reasons for attrition is of critical importance. Two factors influence students' underachievement and subsequent dropping-out of college: self-efficacy and goal orientation. Self-efficacy refers to peoples'…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Guidance, College Students, Self Efficacy