Browse by author "Marvin W. Boss"
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1. Locus of Control and Course Completion in Adult Basic Education (1994)
Authors: Maurice C. Taylor, Marvin W. Boss
Collection: Research Materials
The relationship between locus of control and course completion in an adult basic education program was investigated. Instruction was individualized; each learner was tutored by an adult volunteer. Those learners who completed the program were significantly more internally controlled than those who did not complete the program.
Added: 1994-01-01
2. Self-efficacy and Views about Work and Training: Report on a Current Pilot Study in Ontario (1998)
Authors: Maurice C. Taylor, Rene Bedard, Marvin W. Boss, Karen Evans, Carol J. Thibault
Collection: Research Materials
This is the report of a small research project initiated at the University of Ottawa in 1988. The research examines the relationships between the attitudes of young Canadians soon to enter the workforce and their educational/training 'settings'.
Variables which were of interest included:
(1) the young person's attitude towards training for new technology
(2) economic locus of control - the application of the locus of control concept to economic behaviour
(3) self efficacy - measuring belief in one's ability to perform successfully: expectation of personal mastery and success, and
(4) self-estrangement - the psychological component of alienation.
The research is intended to make an initial exploration of relationships between those four psychological constructs and the young person's type of educational/training setting, age, sex and length of time in programme.
Added: 1998-01-01
3. Variables Related to the Transition of Youth from School to Work (1990)
Authors: Maurice C. Taylor, Rene Bedard, Marvin W. Boss, Karen Evans, Carol J. Thibault
Collection: Research Materials
The purpose of the study was to determine the reliability and validity of a British measure of attitude toward training for new technology, economic locus of control, self-efficacy, and self-estrangement for a Canadian adolescent population. In addition, the relationship between educational settings and beliefs and attitudes of 255 young Canadians soon to enter the work force was examined. The results from the Canadian data were comparable to results from the United Kingdom. Significant differences were obtained for educational settings on the variable of attitude toward training for new technology. Males had significantly more positive attitudes than females toward training for new technology.
Added: 1990-01-01
4. Young People's Attitudes Toward the World of Work in Three Canadian Labour Markets (1992)
Authors: Maurice C. Taylor, Rene Bedard, Marvin W. Boss, Karen Evans, Carol J. Thibault
Collection: Research Materials
The purpose of the study was to examine the attitudes of young people soon to enter the work force in three distinct Canadian labour markets. In addition, the relationship between gender and work related opinions was also investigated. Significant differences were obtained for both group and gender on the variables attitude toward training for new technology, belief in work, and job security. For self-efficacy and locus of control significant gender differences were found.
Added: 1992-01-01
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