Personal resources conducive to educational success: high achieving students’ perspectives

Journal of the European Honors Council

卷:5

Marjolein Heijne-Penninga¹  Debbie Jaarsma²  Jolise 't Mannetje³  Nicole Mastenbroek⁴  Marca Wolfensberger⁵ 

[1] ;

[2] Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands;

[3] Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Deventer/Enschede, the Netherlands;

[4] University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands;

[5] Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands;

关键词: Personal resources;    Job-Demands Resources model;    high achieving students;    honors education;    wellbeing;   

DOI  :  10.31378/jehc.147

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study was explorative and aimed at in-depth understanding of personal resources students use to reach success, in the demanding context of honours education. Becoming successful in higher education demands a lot from students. Considering the Job Demands-Resources model it is expected that personal resources help students succeed. We explore which personal resources benefit students’ performance in demanding contexts of honours education. Using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, we asked thirteen honours students of three institutions which personal resources had helped them to achieve success. Results suggest that honours students use different personal resources. Most frequently mentioned resources could be grouped around five themes: self-directiveness, inquiry-mindedness, perseverance, social involvement and motivation. Especially resources in the themes self-directiveness, inquiry-mindedness and perseverance were perceived as important facilitators for educational success. The outcomes may inform interventions to help students develop personal resources needed to handle high educational demands. Further research is needed to identify the most effective interventions.

【 授权许可】

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