ERIC Number: EJ1045603
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 18
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Be(com)ing an Excellent Student: A Qualitative Study with Engineering Undergraduates
Monteiro, Sílvia; Almeida, Leandro S.; Vasconcelos, Rosa M.; Cruz, José Fernando A.
High Ability Studies, v25 n2 p169-186 2014
This study explores the factors affecting the development of academic excellence on a group of 33 high-achieving engineering students. Participants were interviewed individually to explore several personal and contextual aspects of their past and current academic pathways. The results obtained reflect three main contributions to the conceptualization and understanding of excellence in academic contexts: the need to adopt a multidimensional and dynamic view about the concept of excellence; the existence of a variety of possible pathways and environmental conditions to achieve excellence; and the understanding of excellence as a process undergoing continuous development, which thrives within the family context and school environment, and that seems to be continuously nurtured by individuals in interaction with their contexts.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Qualitative Research, Engineering Education, Academic Achievement, High Achievement, Educational Environment, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Attitudes, Parent Role, Teacher Role, Excellence in Education, Extracurricular Activities, Individual Characteristics, Time Management, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Metacognition, Personality Traits
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Portugal
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