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- Title
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCH SELF-EFFICACY, RESEARCH ANXIETY AND ATTITUDE TOWARD RESEARCH: A STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL GRADUATE STUDENTS.
- Authors
Rezaei, Masoud; Zamani-Miandashti, Naser
- Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between agricultural students' research selfefficacy and their personal and professional characteristics, research anxiety and attitude toward research. The statistical population of this study was graduate agricultural students (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) at Shiraz University, Iran. A sample of 210 students was selected using a proportional stratified sampling technique. A questionnaire was developed to interview the subjects of the study of which the validity and reliability were estimated based on opinions of a panel of experts and Cronbach's alpha coefficient, respectively. Results revealed that the respondents had a moderate level of research anxiety, high level of research self-efficacy and positive attitude toward research. The t-test revealed that there was a significant difference between research self-efficacy levels of M.Sc. students with those of Ph.D. students, and Ph.D. students had higher levels of research selfefficacy than did M.Sc. students. Further, results indicated that there was a positive significant relationship between age, number of published papers, attitude toward research and students' research self-efficacy. In addition, the relationship between research anxiety and research self-efficacy was negative. Suggestions have been provided based on the findings.
- Subjects
AGRICULTURAL students; UNIVERSITY research; CRONBACH'S alpha; DOCTORAL students; AGRICULTURE; RESEARCH -- Study &; teaching (Higher); ATTITUDE (Psychology); HIGHER education; EVALUATION; STUDENT attitudes
- Publication
Journal of Educational & Instructional Studies in the World, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 4, p69
- ISSN
2146-7463
- Publication type
Article