scholarly journals الکفاءة الذاتیة المدرکة وعلاقتها بجودة الحیاة الأکادیمیة لدى طلبة الدراسات العلیا فى ضوء بعض المتغیرات Perceived self-efficacy and its relation to the quality of academic life among post-graduate students in terms of some variablies

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-491
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Post Graduate

scholarly journals Quality of Academic Life at the Postgraduate Stage: A Saudi Female Perspective

10.28945/4691 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 127-147
Author(s):  
Amani Khalaf H Alghamdi ◽  
Sue L. T. McGregor
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
National Development ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Subjective Data ◽  
Educational Aspect

Aim/Purpose: Vision 2030 (Saudi Arabia’s national development plan) expects women (50% of all university students) to contribute to a viable economy and ambitious nation, meaning data about their quality of academic life (QAL) during their university experience are timely and significant. They are key players in the nation’s future. Background: This inaugural, exploratory study addresses this under-researched topic by exploring the spiritual, cognitive, physical, social, and psychological dimensions of Saudi female graduate students’ QAL. Methodology: Data comprised the lead author’s reflections and reflexion and interviews with 17 Saudi female graduate students conveniently sampled from Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University (IAU) (Eastern Province) in January 2020. A new Academic Quality of Life Schema was especially designed for this study and future research. Contribution: A Middle Eastern country’s perspective is shared about female graduate students’ QAL from a holistic perspective (spiritual, mind, and body) and through the lens of a new QAL Schema (cognitive, social, and psychological). Findings: Spirituality was the highest rated holistic QAL dimension (76.6%) followed with body (67.4%) and mind (intellect) (58.8%). Despite a generally positive QAL evaluation (67.6%), participants (a) lamented their inability to sustain previous levels of religious devotion and practice, (b) reported health issues with deep emotions and surprise, and (c) experienced dissatisfaction with the educational aspect of their QAL. Regarding the QAL Schema, (a) their lack of research savviness hampered their ability to learn and enjoy the graduate experience; (b) psychological anxiety hampered their ability to connect with the Creator and poor time management and heavy academic workload compromised exercise and leisure with all three causing an imbalanced lifestyle; and (c) social peer camaraderie and positive classroom environments were appreciated. Recommendations for Practitioners: Women’s colleges should (a) collect subjective data about female graduate students’ satisfaction with university services, specialization and teaching decisions, and faculty members’ and peer colleagues’ support; (b) provide and promote services related to places and means of recreation, leisure, and alone time; and (c) ensure that guidance and counseling offices develop strategies to reduce stress and anxiety factors hindering QAL. Recommendation for Researchers: Future studies should use larger sample frames and, for comparative purposes, previously validated empirical QAL instruments. Saudi-based QAL studies should include religion. Mixed methods research designs are recommended as is a gendered comparative study for the gender-segregated Saudi higher education context. Impact on Society: Deeper understandings of Saudi female graduate students’ QAL will facilitate (a) tailored institutional and faculty support leading to higher enrolment levels, (b) stronger knowledge bases and more sophisticated research skills for students and (c) improved labor force participation. Future Research: Over 1/3 of participants felt their academic gains were not as strong as anticipated, yet few commented about teaching staff or teaching methods. Future research should expand inquiries into the educational aspect of QAL as well as the underrepresented social aspect of QAL.

Use of Electronic Resources Among Management Students of Alagappa University

2019 ◽  
pp. 251-267
Author(s):  
Alagu A.
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Management Students

The study examines the use of electronic resource among management students of Alagappa University. A questionnaire was distributed among the post-graduate students to collect desired data. A total of 85 questionnaires were distributed to the selected sample of Faculty of Management; 60 valid samples were collected. The study describes in brief the e-resources and their types, etc. The objectives and research methodology of the study has clearly expanded. The data analysis and interpretation are investigating the use of e-resources, awareness, purpose of use searching for relevant e-resources, reason for using e-resources, frequently of use, satisfaction level, problems facing while accessing e-resources by management students. They opined that e-resources improve quality of their work but lack of accessibility to back issues and limited number of titles available and lack of training of e-resources are the main problems faced by the management students while accessing e-resources.

Evaluation of satisfaction of senior postgraduate students of oral and maxillofacial surgery with the specialty curriculum during the 2016−2017 educational year

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansour Khorasani ◽  
Ali Nokhbeh Zaim ◽  
Pejman Janbaz
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Educational Facilities ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Post Graduate

Objective: Evaluation of the quality of education and the relevant curriculum is one of the most important steps for optimizing the educational process. One of the ways to address the quality control is to continuously assess the postgraduate students’ opinions. This study aimed to evaluate satisfaction of senior postgraduate students of oral and maxillofacial surgery with the specialty curriculum. Materials and Methods: The target population in the present cross-sectional study consisted of all the senior postgraduate students in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery all over Iran during the 2016−2017 educational year. The research questions consisted of 3 questions on demographic variables and 23 on educational variables, the characteristics of clinical education (including physical conditions and the number and varieties of the patients), the possibility of access to academic sources, the independent activity of post graduate students in taking history, the quality of educational activity of the professors, the quality of hospital wards and their interest in their field of study. Results: The mean age of the post graduate students was 32.4Å}3.8 and 93.5% % were male. Among the post graduate students, 58.1% were fully satisfied and 41.9% were moderately satisfied with the curriculum. A total of 64.5% of the post graduate students were fully satisfied with theoretical lessons, while 32.3% and 3.2% exhibiting moderate and low satisfaction rates, respectively. For practical training, 61.3% of the post graduate students were fully satisfied and 38.7% exhibited a moderate level of satisfaction. In clinical training, 7.38% of the post graduate students reported full satisfaction, while 58.1% and 3.2% reporting moderate and low rates of satisfaction, respectively. A total of 58.1% of the post graduate students were moderately satisfied with the facilities available and 41.9% reported a low satisfaction rate. Satisfaction was the same among females and males. Conclusion: Since the educational curricula and the educational facilities have been designed for high-quality education of the post graduate students, it is necessary to take the necessary steps to revise the curricula and improve the educational facilities.

Information Literacy Self-efficacy Dimensions of Post Graduate Students: Validating a Persian Version Scale

Libri ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Keshavarz ◽  
Mohammad Reza Esmailie Givi ◽  
Amir Vafaeian ◽  
Mahdi Khademian
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Media Environments ◽  
Item Scale

AbstractThe two key concepts of information literacy and self-efficacy are of the utmost importance in information searches, especially in new information and media environments such as the web. As a result, the sense of efficacy related to the information literacy skills of users should be regarded as a real concern. The article reports on research regarding Information Literacy Self-efficacy dimensions in a sample of post-graduate students at Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. A survey-descriptive method using a highly validated 28-item scale developed by Kurbanoglu, Akkoyunlu and Umay (

scholarly journals Preparation and publication of chemistry papers in international peer-reviewed journals

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
The University ◽  
Selection Of

Some recommendations presented on the preparation of chemistry papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Some advice given on the selection of a journal for publication. Impact factors and other types of classifications for different chemistry journals and publication business models by publishers briefly discussed. Some publishers specialising on publication of chemistry papers considered. Recommendations given on the preparation of each section in a manuscript, quality of illustrations as well as the documents necessary for submission of these to the journal. Some approaches used to revise the manuscript and to deal with reviewer comments also briefly discussed. This work is prepared based on the course “How to write a paper” delivered by the author at the University of Reading (United Kingdom) for a number of years for post-graduate students from physical natural sciences as well as the courses delivered in some institutions of China, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Russia. The course is based on author’s own experience in publishing over 150 papers in different peer-reviewed journals, refereeing numerous manuscripts as well as his work as an editor for some journals.

scholarly journals Intersectional Gaps in Self-Efficacy among Post-Graduate Students in International Renewable-Energy Programs: The Role of Maternal Employment

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Marcella Corsi ◽  
Giulia Zacchia ◽  
Izaskun Zuazu
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mean Differences

Relatively little empirical research has analyzed the sources of students’ self-perceptions outside the US and Europe, and in new fields of study like renewable energy. This paper aims at filling this gap by identifying differences in self-efficacy levels of post-graduate students in Erasmus+ capacity-building programs on renewable energy in Argentinian and Guatemalan universities. We analyzed a sample of 43 students to test intersectional differences in self-efficacy, looking at students’ gender, country of origin, and maternal employment. Using the New General Self-Efficacy scale, we performed the t-test to compare mean differences in self-efficacy, and one-way and two-way ANOVA tests to check the consistency of the results. Our estimates did not show significant gender gaps in self-efficacy among renewable-energy post-graduate students, but they did uncover relevant country differences in mean self-efficacy levels, mainly due to differences in socio-economic indicators and gender norms between the two countries analyzed. Moreover, we found a mediating role of maternal employment in cross-country self-efficacy differences, whereas the characteristics of fathers appeared uninfluential. We conclude by stressing the importance of intersectional analysis in terms of country of origin, family backgrounds, and gender norms to increase knowledge about differences in self-efficacy of students.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document