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Georgia Southern University

2011

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Self-Efficacy And First-Generation Students In A Physician Assistant Program, Judith B. Stallings Dec 2011

Self-Efficacy And First-Generation Students In A Physician Assistant Program, Judith B. Stallings

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Purpose: The purpose of this mixed method study was to determine if a relationship existed between self-efficacy scores and a final program course grade for first-generation graduate professional college students (FGS) and non-first-generation graduate professional college students (NFGS) in a physician assistant program. In addition, the researcher sought to explore the perceptions of first-generation graduate professional program students regarding experiences, contributors, and successful strategies relative to self-efficacy as related to completion of their degree program. Method: This mixed method study examined the experiences of 59 physician assistant students from Georgia Health Sciences University (formerly known as the Medical College of …