Defective Decision Making

2022 ◽  
pp. 898-911
Author(s):  
Unoma B. Comer ◽  
Suki Stone
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teacher Practice ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Thought Processes

Teacher burnout as the result of poor career choice and decision making plagues new teachers in the field of education, as well as special education. This chapter introduces theories of moral development and self-efficacy that explain the thought processes of teachers whose expectations in the field do not match the reality of teacher practice. Therefore, their decision making to enter the field contributes to early teacher burnout. Three case studies are described as examples to understand how the psychology of choice determines the factors that result in burnout. The chapter describes how the teachers' decisions relate to the psychology of moral development theory and self-efficacy theory for their career choice. Their behavior and attitude as a teacher relates to their catastrophic choices. The chapter presents suggestions that teachers can implement to make better decisions for their career choice.

Defective Decision Making

2019 ◽  
pp. 234-247
Author(s):  
Unoma B. Comer ◽  
Suki Stone
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teacher Practice ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Thought Processes

Teacher burnout as the result of poor career choice and decision making plagues new teachers in the field of education, as well as special education. This chapter introduces theories of moral development and self-efficacy that explain the thought processes of teachers whose expectations in the field do not match the reality of teacher practice. Therefore, their decision making to enter the field contributes to early teacher burnout. Three case studies are described as examples to understand how the psychology of choice determines the factors that result in burnout. The chapter describes how the teachers' decisions relate to the psychology of moral development theory and self-efficacy theory for their career choice. Their behavior and attitude as a teacher relates to their catastrophic choices. The chapter presents suggestions that teachers can implement to make better decisions for their career choice.

Career adaptability of South Korean engineering students

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 469-488
Author(s):  
Sunyoung Park ◽  
Su Yeong Park
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of mastery goal orientation, support for career development, career decision-making self-efficacy and engineering interest in career adaptability for engineering students. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 307 Korean engineering students from two universities. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data and examine the relationships among the variables. Findings The results indicated that the level of mastery of goal orientation and support for career development significantly affected career decision-making self-efficacy. Engineering students’ career decision-making self-efficacy also positively influenced their engineering interests and career adaptability. Finally, the students’ engineering interest positively affected their career adaptability. Originality/value This study demonstrated that important factors for career planning and development need to be successively considered during the career choice process by linking it to career decision-making self-efficacy, engineering interest and career adaptability (career choice action), in consecutive order.

Relationships of Career Self-Efficacy and Personality Variables with Status of Academic and Career Choice among Arab Students

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1571-1582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikhlas A. Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Nontraditional Occupations ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
The Status ◽  
Vocational Indecision ◽  
Occupational Preference

The present study was done to explore the predictive utility of self-efficacy expectations in career decision-making, vocational indecision, occupational preference and self-efficacy expectations, external orientation and instrumentality in the status of academic and career choice. A set of questionnaires was administered to 95 Qatari men, 145 Qatari women, and 89 Kuwaiti women and each sample was examined separately. Analysis indicated that, compared with women, men had higher mean preference and self-efficacy expectations regarding nontraditional occupations and they had lower preference and self-efficacy expectations regarding traditional occupations. Also, students who had decided on an academic major or career, compared with those who had made tentative decisions and the undecided, had higher scores on self-efficacy expectations in career decision-making, occupational self-efficacy expectations, and instrumentality, and lower scores on vocational indecision and external orientation. Results and implications are discussed in the context of the Arabian environment.

Do moral development levels of the nurses affect their ethical decision making? A descriptive correlational study

2020 ◽  
pp. 147775092093037
Author(s):  
Sümeyye Arslan ◽  
Sinem Türer Öztik ◽  
Nevin Kuzu Kurban
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Correlational Study ◽  
Practical Consideration ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Development Levels

Background In the globalizing world, nurses often meet humans from different cultures and values. This fact has led them to make ethical decisions, which do not comply with their own moral jurisdictions at care setting. Objectives The objective of the study was to investigate the relationships between moral development levels of the nurses and their scores of nursing principled thinking and practical consideration during decision making for ethical dilemmas. Methods This was a descriptive correlational study. Nursing Dilemma Test, Moral Development Scale for Professionals and socio-demographic form were used. Study was conducted with 227 nurses. Ethical considerations: An institutional authorization, an ethics approval from non-interventional ethics committee of the respective university, permission from the authors of the scales used and informed consents from the nurses were obtained in order to conduct the study. Results In this study, nurses were found to be at post-conventional level according to Kohlberg’s moral development theory. Sociodemographic and working characteristics of the nurses have not affected their scores of moral development level and their scores of nursing principled thinking, practical consideration and familiarity (p > 0.05). Nurses take attention for moral principles during decision making although not at a desirable level, and they are relatively affected by environmental factors Conclusion Although nurses are familiar with ethical problems at scenarios including ethical dilemmas, they cannot make decisions in accordance with their moral development levels during decision making for ethical dilemmas. Nurses should be instructed and supported for ethical decision making by recognizing factors that may be effective on their decision making.

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