Learning Strategies, Performance Indicators and University Students Satisfaction: what can psychosocial variables tell us?

Caltabiano, Nerina J., Caltabiano, Marie L., and Au, Agnes (2011) Learning Strategies, Performance Indicators and University Students Satisfaction: what can psychosocial variables tell us? Post Pressed, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

The research papers collected in University Student Satisfaction: What can Psychosocial Variables Tell Us? are pioneering contributions to understanding what leads to student satisfaction in a university setting. The papers provide insights into:

Why students persevere with their studies Self-efficacy and coping styles that students engage in, The role that locus of control, self-efficacy and trait hope play in student satisfaction, Time management issues, Study and employment management.

These investigations result in significant research findings and highlight some of the issues that confront students and what areas could be a focus to improve student satisfaction during their time at tertiary institutions.

Item ID: 19251
Item Type: Book (Edited)
ISBN: 978-1-921214-90-5
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2012 05:56
FoR Codes: 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170113 Social and Community Psychology @ 100%
SEO Codes: 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences @ 100%
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