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Støen Utvaer, Britt Karin – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The experience of meaning in a learning situation is a stated goal of Knowledge Promotion Reform in Norway. This study, guided by self-determination theory, examines how pursuing intrinsic and extrinsic life goals relates to the experience of meaning in vocational education. The study also examines how learning support, perceived competence, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Goal Orientation, Self Determination
Kubow, Patricia; Berlin, Laura – Education and Society, 2013
This qualitative case study explores the potential of schooling to foster democratic citizenship while also revealing the social forces of inertia and inequality that still pervade secondary education in one Xhosa township outside Cape Town, South Africa. Using critical theory to examine citizenship discourse among the township's youth, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescent Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Correia, Isabel; Dalbert, Claudia – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2007
This article investigates the meaning of the belief in a just world (BJW) for justice cognition at school and for subjective well-being. We hypothesized that BJW should serve as a resource helping to maintain positive well-being and to assimilate experienced injustice. The results of two studies with Portuguese school students (7th-12th grade) and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Life Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Adolescents
Pracana, Clara, Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2015, taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 2 to 4 of May. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, College Students, Academic Achievement
Putwain, David William – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
Survey research has identified, using questionnaire approaches, that important assessments are a significant source of stress and worry for students in secondary school. In particular, failing important examinations and the consequences of failing these examinations are rated as more important than a range of other personal and social worries.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Test Anxiety, Stress Variables, Fear
Fitzsimmons, George – 1990
This document outlines some resources that may be helpful to school guidance counselors and other educators. Five resources are described for the elementary school years when children's natural curiosity and openness can be channelled into understanding themselves and others as well as learning about the meaning of work and the types of work…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
Beymer, Lawrence – 1989
While many youngsters today are successfully mastering the life and career planning process, too many others are not. One faulty coping mechanism is premature closure, the untimely and ill-considered self-narrowing of alternatives. The goal of this project was to help counselors, teachers, and principals develop the insights and skills necessary…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning