Academic Self-Efficacy Among Urban Health Care Students

Consistent with social-cognitive career theory, previous research has found empirical support for the role of social cognitive factors, such as stress and academic self-efficacy, in determining academic performance (Zajacova, Lynch, & Espenshade, 2005). The current study examined vocational identity status (Vocational Identity Status Assessment, VISA; Porfeli, Lee, Vondracek, & Weigold, 2011) and college stress (College Stress Inventory; Solberg, O’Brien, Villareal, Kennel, & Davis, 1993) as predictors of college self-efficacy, defined as a student’s confidence in his/her ability to complete a college-related task (Solberg, Hale, Villareal, & Kavanagh, 1993). We explored the notion of whether more adaptive dimensions of vocational identity would be related to higher levels of college self-efficacy, as measured by the College Self-Efficacy Inventory (Solberg et al., 1993), among pre-medical college students enrolled in an urban primary care track program

Academic Self-Efficacy Among Urban Health Care Students

Consistent with social-cognitive career theory, previous research has found empirical support for the role of social cognitive factors, such as stress and academic self-efficacy, in determining academic performance (Zajacova, Lynch, & Espenshade, 2005). The current study examined vocational identity status (Vocational Identity Status Assessment, VISA; Porfeli, Lee, Vondracek, & Weigold, 2011) and college stress (College Stress Inventory; Solberg, O’Brien, Villareal, Kennel, & Davis, 1993) as predictors of college self-efficacy, defined as a student’s confidence in his/her ability to complete a college-related task (Solberg, Hale, Villareal, & Kavanagh, 1993). We explored the notion of whether more adaptive dimensions of vocational identity would be related to higher levels of college self-efficacy, as measured by the College Self-Efficacy Inventory (Solberg et al., 1993), among pre-medical college students enrolled in an urban primary care track program

Community-Based Interventions: Addressing Underserved Urban Populations

It is widely acknowledged that individuals residing in urban communities are commonly plagued by income inequalities, unemployment, crowding, crime, physical decay, unstable housing, and social disorder. The combination of these social and economic forces typically gives rise to the sources of adversity that policy analysts are familiar with when analyzing the problems of urban blight and decay. We propose that the most effective solution to mitigate these widespread problems are those that are anchored within the communities themselves. The community-based interventions we examine bring to life the processes, challenges, and opportunities involved with undertaking this type of field-based research

Community-Based Interventions: Addressing Underserved Urban Populations

It is widely acknowledged that individuals residing in urban communities are commonly plagued by income inequalities, unemployment, crowding, crime, physical decay, unstable housing, and social disorder. The combination of these social and economic forces typically gives rise to the sources of adversity that policy analysts are familiar with when analyzing the problems of urban blight and decay. We propose that the most effective solution to mitigate these widespread problems are those that are anchored within the communities themselves. The community-based interventions we examine bring to life the processes, challenges, and opportunities involved with undertaking this type of field-based research