Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Commitment-to-School Scale Using a Sample of Junior High School Youth in Ghana     

David Ansong  Gina A. Chowa  Rainier D. Masa 《Journal of Experimental Education》2016,84(4):621-638

Empirical evidence from developed countries suggests that students' commitment to school is fundamental to their academic success. However, in developing countries, validated measures of student commitment to school do not exist. The current study helps fill this research gap by examining the validity and reliability of a commitment-to-school scale (CSS) adapted for the Ghanaian context. With a sample of 6,252 middle school–age students, the study employs exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with weighted least squares means and variance adjusted (WLSMV) to establish and validate the construct as bidimensional. Measurement invariance tests confirm that the two-factor commitment model is generalizable across grade levels but not genders. Given its parsimony and good fit, the adapted CSS might be useful for future research in Ghana. Similarity of the model across grade levels suggests that the scale has potential uses in education research among diverse groups. We suggest that the CSS be developed further for better understanding of students' commitment to school.  相似文献   

Engagement Project: elements for a reformulation of the Tutorial Action Plan of the Teacher Training degrees at the University of Barcelona / Proyecto Engagement: elementos para una reformulación del Plan de Acción Tutorial de los grados de maestro en la Universidad de Barcelona     

Diego Calderón-Garrido  Josep Gustems-Carnicer  Maria-Eugènia Arús  Ana Ayuste-Gonzalez  Albert Batalla  Roser Boix 《Cultura y Educación》2019,31(1):188-197

As a teaching method, tutorials are fundamental to university education, and are underpinned by the following goals: to accompany students; to help them establish a clear training pathway; and to promote their academic achievement. Our proposal aims to introduce psychological aspects into the Tutorial Action Plan (TAP) which, while often left unattended, are closely related to academic achievement. Our objective is to identify the relation between the academic commitment of pre-service teachers (preschool education, primary education and double degree students) at the UB and stress and coping skills, academic motivation, achievement and self-efficacy, as well as the opinions of students and tutors on the resources used during TAP and potential improvements to it. This is a transversal prospective exploratory study, applying the following questionnaires: Academic commitment (UWESS-9); Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); Self-efficacy (NGSE); Motivation (MSLQ); and two ad hoc online questionnaires. In conclusion, we hope that the results of this study will help us reformulate the TAP of said degree programmes, improving personalized attention and the quality of the student tutorial system, which is one of the standards used to assess universities.  相似文献   

Antecedents of organizational commitment among faculty: an exploratory study     

Lovakov  Andrey 《Tertiary Education and Management》2016,22(2):149-170

Faculty are the main asset of a university and determine its success. The attitudes of faculty toward their institution play an especially important role in the academic profession. This study examines the specific antecedents of affective, normative and continuance commitment of faculty to their university. This study is an online survey of 317 faculty of Russian higher education institutions. The results of the regression analysis showed that being an undergraduate inbred (i.e. working at the university from which one graduated) predicted affective and normative commitment toward the university, while having a post at another higher education institution predicted only affective commitment. Faculty who work at several universities have lower levels of emotional attachment to the primary university.  相似文献   

97名中小学领导的自我监控性及其组织承诺、工作满意度的相关研究     

鞠红霞 《柳州职业技术学院学报》2003,3(4):84-89

考察97名中小学领导的自我监控性与组织承诺、工作满意度之间的相关，研究发现：中小学领导在自我监控性和组织承诺及其感情承诺、规范承诺方面均呈显性相关；中小学领导的自我监控性可以作为组织承诺及其规范承诺、继续承诺的预测指标；中小学领导的自我监控性与工作满意度之间无显性相关。  相似文献   

大学生社会支持与专业承诺的关系:职业决策效能感的中介作用     

周炎根  桑青松  葛明贵 《中国特殊教育》2012,(2):76-80

采用大学生社会支持量表、职业决策效能感量表和专业承诺量表对1336名大学生社会支持与专业承诺的关系以及职业决策效能感在其中的中介作用进行了深入研究.结果表明:(1)大学生社会支持与专业承诺、职业决策效能感均呈显著正相关;(2)在社会支持、职业决策效能感对专业承诺的影响模型中,社会支持直接影响专业承诺,并通过职业决策效能感这一中介变量作用于专业承诺.职业决策效能感直接影响专业承诺.  相似文献   

地方高校大学生心理契约与专业承诺的相关研究     

盛红勇 《渭南师范学院学报》2012,(12):84-86

采用大学生专业承诺量表、大学生心理契约问卷对学生进行调查.目的是探讨大学生心理契约与专业承诺的相互关系.结果发现:(1)大学生专业承诺整体呈中上水平,专业承诺存在性别差异(t=4.1,p<0.01)、年级差异(t=7.58,p<0.01);(2)心理契约与违背对大学生的专业承诺产生重要影响,改善学校条件、改变学生对于教师与自己的期望及履约程度的认知有助于促进大学生的专业学习.  相似文献   

公共行政组织中的组织承诺问题研究     

贺灵敏  侯宝柱 《兰州石化职业技术学院学报》2012,(3):25-27

组织承诺一直以来被用作预测工作绩效和离职意向的重要指标,公共行政组织独特的性质决定了其在社会中的重要性,所以,研究公共行政组织的组织承诺变得尤为重要。基于此,试图通过梳理现有关于公共行政组织组织承诺的研究,分析影响组织承诺的因素,并试图提出当前提高公共行政组织的组织承诺的有效途径。  相似文献   

大四师范生专业承诺与学习倦怠调查研究     

陈秀芹  沈炜 《湖北第二师范学院学报》2013,(9):90-92

本文采用纵向研究设计方法,对大四师范生进行了专业承诺和学习倦怠的研究,旨在探讨师范生专业承诺状况,为大学生职业心理咨询和干预提供理论依据.研究结果表明：①大四师范生专业承诺整体水平处于中等水平（83.98±12.23）,继续承诺最低（16.71±2.87）;②总承诺、情感承诺、理想承诺、规范承诺、继续承诺随着时间的增长有下降的趋势,其中,继续承诺前后测的得分存在显著性差异（t =2.413,p＜0.05）.③学习倦怠的水平较高（59.83±6.57）,其中成就感低最为严重（19.42 ±3.08）;④总倦怠、情绪低落、成就感低随着时间的增长有上升的趋势.因此加强对师范大学生进行职业心理辅导,可激发大学生学习积极性和增强大学生职业信心.  相似文献   

Acceptance and Commitment Training: A Brief Intervention to Reduce Procrastination Among College Students     

《Journal of College Student Psychotherapy》2013,27(2):144-156

Academic procrastination is a multifaceted problem with cognitive, behavioral, and motivational correlates. Considered from an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) point of view, these correlates relate to experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion. This article describes a brief ACT intervention for reducing procrastination.  相似文献   

基于服务承诺制的图书馆工作探讨     

周莲云 《大学图书情报学刊》2013,(6):68-70

图书馆作为文献信息中心,应为读者提供优质服务,建立服务承诺制能够增强图书馆自身的服务意识和责任感,是提高服务质量有效的服务模式.通过图书馆开展承诺服务的实践经验,对建立服务承诺制的目的、内容和实施办法作了初步的探讨.  相似文献