scholarly journals Information Skills of Finnish Basic and Secondary Education Students: The Role of Age, Gender, Education Level, Self-efficacy and Technology Usage

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Meri-Tuulia Kaarakainen ◽  
Loretta Saikkonen ◽  
Juho Savela
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Information Skills

Overconfidence of vocational education students when entering higher education

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark P. Bowden ◽  
Subhash Abhayawansa ◽  
John Bahtsevanoglou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – There is evidence that students who attend Technical and Further Education (TAFE) prior to entering higher education underperform in their first year of study. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of self-efficacy in understanding the performance of students who completed TAFE in the previous year in a first year subject of microeconomics in a dual sector university in Melbourne, Australia. Design/methodology/approach – The study utilises data collected by surveys of 151 students. Findings – A student’s self-efficacy is positively associated with their marks in a first year subject of microeconomics. However, the relationship between final marks and self-efficacy is negative for those students who attended TAFE in the previous year suggesting that they suffer from the problem of overconfidence. When holding self-efficacy constant, using econometric techniques, TAFE attendance is found to be positively related to final marks. Research limitations/implications – The findings are exploratory (based on a small sample) and lead to a need to conduct cross institutional studies. Practical implications – The research points to the need for early interventions so that TAFE students perform well in their first year of higher education. It also points to potential issues in the development of Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) programs. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to examine the inter-related impact of attendance at TAFE in the previous year and self-efficacy on the subsequent academic performance of TAFE students.

scholarly journals DETERMINANT OF MICROCREDIT REPAYMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-80
Author(s):  
Farida Farida ◽  
Hermanto Siregar ◽  
Nunung Nuryartono ◽  
Eka Intan KP
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Moral Hazard ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Loan Repayment ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Credit Default ◽  
Gender Education

This paper investigate the determinants of microcredit repayment by employing the logistic regression on micro-business households in Pati, Central Java. The result of this study reveals that loan repayment affected significantly by the business lines, food consumption spending, side job, other loan sources, collateral, and credit constrained. Interestingly, the result concludes that the loan repayment are no longer influenced by moral hazard, since the characteristics such as gender, education level, age, experience do not significantly encourage borrowers to repay. This paper also conform the important role of peer-screening process on hindering the credit default.

scholarly journals PERAN SELF-EFFICACY DALAM MEMEDIASI PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN BERWIRAUSAHA, TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN, LINGKUNGAN KELUARGA, DAN PENGALAMAN KERJA TERHADAP MINAT BERWIRAUSAHA

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-404
Author(s):  
Suci Atiningsih ◽  
Rudi Suryo Kristanto
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Entrepreneurial Knowledge ◽  
Empirical Contribution

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of self-efficacy in mediating the influence of entrepreneurial knowledge, education level, family environment, and work experience on interest in entrepreneurship.The research object was all SMEs players in the Banyudono sub-district, Boyolali district with a total sample size of 64 SMEs actors. The data analysis techniques used were multiple linear regression and sobel test. The results of this study are entrepreneurial knowledge, education level, and family environment have a positive and significant effect on self-efficacy, but work experience has no effect on self-efficacy. Entrepreneurial knowledge, education level, family environment and self-efficacy have a positive and significant effect on interest in entrepreneurship, but work experience has no effect on interest in entrepreneurship. Self-efficacy can mediate the influence of entrepreneurial knowledge, education level, family environment, and work experience on interest in entrepreneurship.The results of this study are expected to provide an empirical contribution to the role of self-efficacy in mediating the influence of entrepreneurial knowledge, education level, family environment, and work experience on interest in entrepreneurship

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