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Direct linkCordeiro, Pedro; Paixão, Paula; Rijo, Daniel – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2023
Using self-determination and schema therapy theories, we examine the cognitive-motivational processes underlying the regulation of career decisions and the experience of well/ill-being during the key school-to-work transition among Portuguese high school students. We obtained two pathways of transition: A "Bright" pathway, where need…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Career Choice, Decision Making
Paixão, Olímpio; Gamboa, Vítor – Journal of Career Development, 2022
Effective career decision-making outcomes may depend on the type of motivation underlying career development. The purpose of this study was to analyze how autonomous and controlled motivation predict exploration behaviors and career indecision and in which degree the effect of motivation on indecision is mediated by career exploration…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Career Exploration, Decision Making Skills, Career Choice
Marmeleira, Jose Francisco Filipe; Aldeias, Nuno Micael Carrasqueira; da Graca, Pedro Miguel dos Santos Medeira – European Physical Education Review, 2012
The main aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity (PA) levels of high school Portuguese students during physical education (PE) and investigate the association of PA levels with students' goal orientation and intrinsic motivation. Forty-six students from three high schools participated. Heart rate telemetry and pedometry were used…
Descriptors: Metabolism, High School Students, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
Casillas, Alex; Schulz, E. Matthew; Robbins, Steven B.; Santos, Paulo Jorge; Lee, Richard M. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
The present study uses item response theory (IRT) to establish comparability between the English and Portuguese versions of the Goal Instability Scale (GIS), a measure of generalized motivation. A total of 2,848 American and 679 Portuguese high school students were administered their respective language versions of the GIS. Results showed only…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Cross Cultural Studies, Item Response Theory, Rating Scales
Santos, Paulo Jorge; Casillas, Alex; Robbins, Steven B. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2004
This study examined the relevance of the Goal Instability Scale-Portuguese Adaptation (GIS-P) on the vocational identity and career certainty of 375 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-grade Portuguese high schoolers. After translating the GIS-P, confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factorial unidimensionality and reliability of the construct.…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Correlation, Student Motivation, High School Students
Download full textInternational Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
