Precarious Workers and Collective Efficacy

Collective Efficacy and Crime

In this article, we explore the literature on collective efficacy and crime, but pay attention to three major challenges that confront this literature, and researchers moving forward with the concept in studies of neighborhoods. These challenges are (1) precisely defining and measuring the concept of collective efficacy; (2) determining whether the notions of general cohesion and trust in neigh...

An Investigation of Collective Teacher Efficacy and Teacher Self-Efficacy Subscales in the EFL Context of Iran

The concept of teacher efficacy has received significant attention in educational contexts in the recent years and has been empirically probed at 2 levels: individual teacher efficacy and collective teacher efficacy. Having their origins in the social cognitive theory, teacher and collective efficacy perceptions are quite distinct constructs, each affecting educational decisions and student ach...

Measuring Collective Efficacy:

"How Precarious Employment Affects Health and Safety at Work: The Case of Temporary Agency Workers"

international studies indicate temporary agency workers are more likely to be injured at work than other types of employees. However explanations for this have been less forthcoming. this paper seeks to begin filling this gap. a study was undertaken in Victoria, australia, of occupational health and safety (oHs) amongst temporary agency workers drawing upon workers' compensation claim files for...

Personal Roots of Collective Efficacy

Dans cette recherche, on éprouve un modèle structurel concernant l’impact du statut socioéconomique sur l’efficacité individuelle perçue et le rapport qu’elle entretient avec la perception de l’efficacité collective. Dans les travaux sociodémographiques, les jeunes, par comparaison aux plus âgés, s’estiment moins efficaces dans la gestion de leur vie professionnelle, de leurs relations intimes ...