Speaking is deemed by many scholars as a fundamental skill in second language (L2) learning. From the myriad of factors playing a role in willingness to communicate (WTC) in a foreign language, communication apprehension and self-perceived competence have attracted a good deal of interest in recent decades. Furthermore, it is generally agreed that cooperative teaching can enhance learners' ling...

The study employed a self-determination theory (SDT) framework to explore pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their professional training in relation to motivational outcomes. We hypothesized that students’ perceptions of basic psychological need support will be positively associated with their sense of relatedness, competence, and autonomous motivation and negatively associated with controlle...

Perceptions of self-competence in theatre nurses and operating department practitioners Over the last 25 years, shortfalls in health care funding and a growing shortage of nurses entering the operating theatre (OT) has driven the development of roles for qualified, non-nursing personnel. Yet, historical differences in training and scope of practice of nurses and non-nursing personnel have influ...

The credentials of new graduates in occupational therapy are determined by the degrees earned, the completion of fieldwork education, and the result of a national certification examination. Professional competence beyond graduation or after entry into the field is not formally or routinely assessed. Maintaining professional competence is a continual process, which combines cognitive knowledge, ...

From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa (Dr Hicks); Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass (Dr Schumacher); Graduate Medical Education and Student Affairs, Winthrop University Hospital, and Office of Gradu...

BACKGROUND Cultural competence of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is recognized as a strategy to reduce cultural disparities in healthcare. However, standardised, valid and reliable instruments to assess HCPs' cultural competence are notably lacking. The present study aims to 1) identify the core components of cultural competence from a healthcare perspective, 2) to develop a self-report instru...

BACKGROUND Competence and attitudes to suicidal behaviour among physicians are important to provide high-quality care for a large patient group. The aim was to study different physicians' attitudes towards suicidal behaviour and their perceived competence to care for suicidal patients. METHODS A random selection (n = 750) of all registered General Practitioners, Psychiatrists and Internists i...

We investigate the effect of conditions that create technostress, on technology-enabled innovation, technology-enabled performance, and overall performance. We further look at the role of technology self-efficacy, organizational mechanisms that inhibit technostress, and technology competence as possible mitigations to the effects of technostress creators. Our findings show a negative associatio...