Sources of self-efficacy of community college students enrolled in developmental mathematics

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Reichwein Zientek ◽  
Carlton J. Fong ◽  
Julie M. Phelps
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Developmental Mathematics ◽  
Self Efficacy

Understanding the Career Aspirations of Diverse Community College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo A. Gregor ◽  
Heather V. Ganginis Del Pino ◽  
Alejandra Gonzalez ◽  
Samsara Soto ◽  
Marianne G. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Career Barriers ◽  
Coping Efficacy ◽  
Achievement Aspirations ◽  
Partner Perceptions ◽  
And Coping

The purpose of the study was to examine the relative contributions of career predictors (self-efficacy, career barriers, and coping-efficacy for overcoming barriers) in predicting educational and achievement aspirations in a diverse sample of community college students. Data from 236 community college students were utilized. Results from hierarchical regressions suggested that career-decision self-efficacy, college self-efficacy, compromising career for partner, perceptions of barriers, and coping efficacy in overcoming barriers were unique predictors of achievement and educational aspirations. As hypothesized, coping efficacy accounted for variance above and beyond the contributions of self-efficacy and barriers in predicting aspirations. Implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed.

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