Author: Ann Brust JudgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
An Examination of Graduate Students' Research Self-efficacy, Attitudes Toward Research, and Research Training Environments
Author: Ann Brust JudgeThe Oxford Handbook of Education and Training in Professional Psychology
Author: W. Brad Johnson Ph.D.Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199389594
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Education and Training in Professional Psychology provides the first comprehensive treatment of the processes and current state-of-the art practices bearing on educating and training professional psychologists. Thousands of psychologists are employed full-time as faculty members or clinical supervisors in graduate, practicum, internship, and postdoctoral training programs or training sites. This handbook provides a single resource that pulls together the substantial scholarship on education and training in psychology, covering the full spectrum of historic developments, salient issues, current standards, and emerging trends in psychology education and training. It provides a thorough analysis of doctoral and postdoctoral training for psychologists in clinical, counseling, or school psychology specialties. Because competency issues are moving to the forefront in the design of training programs and the evaluation of trainee performance, the handbook's authors have made models and standards for competency a primary theme. This volume captures the current state of education and training while emphasizing emerging trends and forecasting future directions.
Students' Self-efficacy and Attitudes Towards Research
Author: Angela Hope ShepardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College students
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Investigating the Relationship Between Departmental Support Structures, Self-efficacy and Intention to Persist
Author: Diana SachmpazidiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Graduate students in science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduate programs experience consistently high attrition rates. Moreover, persistent disparities exist in racial and gender representation. Women and People of Color are significantly underrepresented and have higher attrition rates than men and white and Asian American students. To date, little work is done to understand graduate student attrition or persistence. There is also a lack of information regarding the causes of demographic disparities in attrition. Most past studies in this context have focused on students' attributes, undergraduate preparation, and mentoring relationships. Moreover, student self-efficacy is a contributing factor for undergraduate student retention. Yet, there is currently minimal research on the role of self-efficacy in STEM graduate student retention. Emerging results from the implementation of the American Physical Society Bridge Program provide support to the idea that departmental factors are significantly correlated to increased retention. However, there are no validated instruments to measure students' experience of the departmental support structures. This study uses a sociological approach under the notion that the surrounding environment influences student experiences and behavior. We use a social cognitive theory to develop and test a model of graduate student retention. In particular, this study aims to: 1. develop and validate an instrument to measure graduate students' experiences of departmental support structures; 2. explore demographic differences in students' self-efficacy beliefs; 3. test a model of physics graduate retention using student and department leadership data. We used a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design approach, gathering 397 student quantitative responses, 20 student follow-up semi-structured interviews, and 9 department leadership semi-structured interviews. This broad study resulted in developing the Aspect of Student Experience Scale (ASES), which exhibited substantial internal consistency and acceptable discriminant and convergent validity. Moreover, this study uncovered patterns of structural inequities reflected in the consistently lower self-efficacy for women than men. These patterns are further exacerbated for women with additional minoritized identities (sexuality, first-generation college status). Finally, this study presents a retention model for graduate education that shows the critical role of student socioacademic integration and self-efficacy on intention persistence. Students' in-depth interview data corroborate this finding suggesting that a supportive social and academic environment (e.g., working with peers on course-work, socializing, communication with faculty members and mentors) increases students' self-efficacy and supports them in completing the program degree. However, we found that departments' leadership are unaware of the struggles students experience due to the departmental environment (lack of socioacademic integration, discrimination, increased workload) and attribute students' decisions to leave the program to external program reasons. The results of this study urge for cultural change towards supporting student learning and growth, improving work-life balance, and developing and maintaining healthier relationships with faculty members. This study offers a comprehensive view of graduate students' experiences in their programs. It provides targeted recommendations for policymakers and researchers on practices that could improve students' experiences and increase retention.
Navigating Research in an Applied Graduate Program
Author: HILARY B.. GUSTAFSON VIDAIR (PAM L.. FEINDLER, EVA L.)Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199352275
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
This book guides students through the nuts and bolts of identifying their research interests, developing a project topic, writing and managing a project, and various interpersonal and academic skills necessary to successfully complete a project. It will also provide recommendations for how faculty can use this guide. The worksheets, checklists, and real student examples included help students and faculty think through the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed at each stage of graduate school.
Handbook of Research on Innovative Techniques, Trends, and Analysis for Optimized Research Methods
Author: Wang, Victor C.X.Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1522551654
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Information acquisition and management has always had a profound impact on societal and organizational progression. This is due to higher education programs continuously expanding, students and academics being engaged in modern research, and the constant evaluating of current processes in education for optimization for the future. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Techniques, Trends, and Analysis for Optimized Research Methods is a comprehensive reference source focused on the latest research methods currently facing educational technology and learners. While highlighting the innovative trends and methods, readers will learn valuable ways to conduct research and advance the understanding of ideas based on the results of their research. This publication is an important asset for teachers, researchers, practitioners, and graduate students looking to gain more knowledge on research trends and their applications.
The Postgraduate Research Handbook
Author: Gina WiskerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0230364942
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
This lively and rigorous book provides guidance on planning and conducting postgraduate research. Divided into four parts, each of which looks at a different stage of the process, it covers everything from choosing a research area and selecting appropriate methodologies to analysing data and learning from feedback. Chapters contain both active and reflective tasks to help readers develop the skills needed to produce a high-quality dissertation or thesis and offer supportive advice on establishing successful working relationships with supervisors and peers. Clear and accessible in its approach, this book is an indispensable introduction to successful research for postgraduates of all disciplines. New to this Edition: - Fully revised and improved sections on methodology, theorising, engaging with the literature and life after research - Additional guidance on developing soft skills, such as communication and time management, and becoming an active member of the academic community
A Survey of Graduate Students' Attitudes Toward Psychological Research
Author: Karen Joyce Goodman PerlPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clinical psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education
Author: Susan R. JonesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113634165X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education illuminates the complex nature of qualitative research, while attending to issues of application. This text addresses the fundamentals of research through discussion of strategies, ethical issues, and challenges in higher education. In addition to walking through the methodological steps, this text considers the conceptual reasons behind qualitative research and explores how to conduct qualitative research that is rigorous, thoughtful, and theoretically coherent. Seasoned researchers Jones, Torres, and Arminio combine high-level theory with practical applications and examples, showing how research in higher education can produce improved learning outcomes for students, especially those who have been historically marginalized. This book will help students in higher education and Student Affairs graduate programs to cultivate an appreciation for the complexity and ambiguity of the research and the ways to think thorough questions and tensions that emerge in the process. New in This Edition: Updated citations and content throughout to reflect the newest thinking and scholarship Expansion of current exemplars of qualitative research New exercises, activities, and examples throughout to bolster accessibility of theory A new chapter on Theoretical Perspectives with attention to new perspectives increasingly used in higher education and Student Affairs A new chapter on Challenges in Data Collection
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