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02 SES 08 A, Individual Aspects of Learning and Socialization at the Workplace
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In this paper we analyze the emotional engagement of students in their first course of Intermediate VET in Spain.
This analysis is done in the context of a longitudinal study on itineraries of success and abandonment of pupils enrolled in intermediate VET programs in the education system in Spain, which aims to provide evidence on a scientific basis and intervention, that contribute to improving knowledge of the Vocational Training Spanish educational system, and, more specifically, to prevent and correct the serious problem of school dropouts at these levels.
The following analysis is a first phase of the longitudinal study. At this phase, we analyze the emotional engagement of all students coursing their first year; and in the subsequent phases, we will analyze the relationship between emotional engagement at the beginning of the vocational intermediate year and the characteristics of the itineraries carried out (success-dropout).
In this study the global model used for understanding the abandonment and educational success in vocational training lies in the concept of “Student Engagement”. According to Reschly & Christenson (2012), the concept of "student engagement" is divided into four areas of study: emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and academic.
In this case, our goal is to present what variables determine the dimension of emotional engagement, and what results are expected, according to the theory.
The construct of emotional engagement " is of great importance in the investigation according to different studies confirming its decisive role in the prevention of dropout, risk behavior dampers (Li, Lynch, Kalvin, Liu, & Lerner, 2011), flattering and school activity participation, perseverance in the task (Goodenow, 1993), school motivation (Roeser, Eccles, & Sameroff, 1998) and ultimately, academic linkage (Anderson, Christeson, Sinclair, & Lehr, 2004).
The emotional engagement concept is defined from diverse perspectives: positive affective reactions in the classroom, such as enjoyment and interest and personal identification and belonging (González, 2010).
Some scales are not always appropriate to measure the emotional dimension. Firstly, items that tap behavioural engagement and emotional engagement are often combined in a single scale, as in the case of The Rochester Assessment Package for School (RAPS, Wellborn & Connell, 1987). Secondly, the survey items do not specify the source of the emotions. Thirdly, the measures of emotional engagement tend to be more general than related constructs such as interest and value (Frederick, Blumenfeld, & Paris, 2004).
A reference tool for the development of our questionnaire to evaluate the emotional dimension is the SEI; Student Engagement Instrument (Appleton, Christenson, Kim, & Reschly, 2006). In addition, we have completed measures of parental support through TEDP (Janosz; Archambault; Lacroix & Lévesque, 2007), measuring the perception of parental control that the student has.
The SEI is an instrument that serves the theoretical model presented, and recent studies provide validity and psychometric reliability when applied to a sample of primary and secondary or higher education (Appleton, et al, 2006; Betts, Appleton, Reschly, Christenson, & Huebner, 2010).
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