Personal resources conducive to educational success: high achieving students’ perspectives
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 t...
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| author | Jolise 't Mannetje Marjolein Heijne-Penninga Nicole Mastenbroek Marca Wolfensberger Debbie Jaarsma |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ded5b826e984533bd59c81bdd932ca72022-12-21T20:47:27ZengHanze UASJournal of the European Honors Council2543-23112543-232X2021-03-015110.31378/jehc.147Personal resources conducive to educational success: high achieving students’ perspectivesJolise 't Mannetje0Marjolein Heijne-Penninga1Nicole Mastenbroek2Marca Wolfensberger3Debbie Jaarsma4Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Deventer/Enschede, the Netherlands;University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsUtrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsHanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsThis 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.https://jehc.eu/index.php/jehc/article/view/147Personal resourcesJob-Demands Resources modelhigh achieving studentshonors educationwellbeing |
| spellingShingle | Jolise 't Mannetje Marjolein Heijne-Penninga Nicole Mastenbroek Marca Wolfensberger Debbie Jaarsma Personal resources conducive to educational success: high achieving students’ perspectives Journal of the European Honors Council Personal resources Job-Demands Resources model high achieving students honors education wellbeing |
| title | Personal resources conducive to educational success: high achieving students’ perspectives |
| title_full | Personal resources conducive to educational success: high achieving students’ perspectives |
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| title_short | Personal resources conducive to educational success: high achieving students’ perspectives |
| title_sort | personal resources conducive to educational success high achieving students perspectives |
| topic | Personal resources Job-Demands Resources model high achieving students honors education wellbeing |
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