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Shabani M G, Sadeghi A, Torkan H. (2023). The Effectiveness of Constructionism Training on Career Decision Making Self Efficacy and Academic Field Satisfaction among University Students with Academic Burnout. Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology. 6(1), 259-275. doi:10.61186/ijes.6.1.259
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1- PhD Student in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Purpose: Decision making self-efficacy and academic field satisfaction is one of the most important variables for students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of constructionism training on career decision making self-efficacy and academic field satisfaction among university students with academic burnout.
Methodology: The current research method was semi-experimental study which conducted with a pre-test and post-test design along with a control group with a follow-up period. The statistical population included all the students of Islamic Azad university, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch who referred to the university counseling center in 2020. From them, 30 student were selected by convenience sampling method and then randomly assigned in the experimental group (15 people) and control group (15 people). The data were collected using Betz et al's Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Questionnaire (1996) and Ahmadi's Academic Field Satisfaction Questionnaire (2010) in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. Constructionism training protocol was performed in 8 sessions (one session per week) for 75 minutes. To analyze the data, repeated measure analysis of variance and SPSS.26 software were used.
Findings: The results indicated that constructionism training was effective in enhancement of career decision making self-efficacy and academic field satisfaction of university students with academic burnout (p<0.01), and this effectiveness was permanent until the follow-up period (p<0.01).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that constructionism training is effective on increase of career decision making self-efficacy and academic field satisfaction of university students with academic burnout, therefore this training can be used for university students in university counseling centers.
Methodology: The current research method was semi-experimental study which conducted with a pre-test and post-test design along with a control group with a follow-up period. The statistical population included all the students of Islamic Azad university, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch who referred to the university counseling center in 2020. From them, 30 student were selected by convenience sampling method and then randomly assigned in the experimental group (15 people) and control group (15 people). The data were collected using Betz et al's Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Questionnaire (1996) and Ahmadi's Academic Field Satisfaction Questionnaire (2010) in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. Constructionism training protocol was performed in 8 sessions (one session per week) for 75 minutes. To analyze the data, repeated measure analysis of variance and SPSS.26 software were used.
Findings: The results indicated that constructionism training was effective in enhancement of career decision making self-efficacy and academic field satisfaction of university students with academic burnout (p<0.01), and this effectiveness was permanent until the follow-up period (p<0.01).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that constructionism training is effective on increase of career decision making self-efficacy and academic field satisfaction of university students with academic burnout, therefore this training can be used for university students in university counseling centers.
Keywords: Constructionism Training, Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy, Academic Field Satisfaction, University Students
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Received: 2020/11/10 | Accepted: 2023/05/31 | Published: 2023/05/31
Received: 2020/11/10 | Accepted: 2023/05/31 | Published: 2023/05/31
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