Assessing agency of university students
Validation of the AUS Scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4948253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Päivikki Jääskelä (0000-0002-3794-0325, University of Jyväskylä, corresponding author), Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Anna‐maija Poikkeus (0000-0001-7913-8691, University of Jyväskylä), Kati Vasalampi (0000-0002-1249-7566, University of Jyväskylä), Ulla Maija Valleala (University of Jyväskylä), Helena Rasku-Puttonen (0000-0001-7814-298X, University of Jyväskylä) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2061-2079 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2015.1130693 |
| OpenAlex | W2295594869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
| References cited | 51 |
Fostering agency as a core component of professionalism is seen as a critical task of higher education. However, the tools for assessing university students’ agency, and the pedagogical and relational resources needed for its development, are lacking. The present study describes the theoretical foundations and factor structure of the newly developed Agency of University Students (AUS) Scale, which assesses students’ course-specific agency. In the factor analysis, 10 factors emerged. Four of these – Interest and motivation, Self-efficacy, Competence beliefs and Participation activity – are seen to represent individual resources of agency. The other four factors – Equal treatment, Teacher support, Peer support and Trust – represent relational sources of agency. Finally, Opportunities to influence and Opportunities to make choices represent contextual sources of agency. The psychometric properties and uses of the scale are discussed
Higher education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Research Studies · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 53 |
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| Citations per year | 5,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 52 |