Measuring Resilience as an Education Outcome

Résumé du livre

The work has been structured in two main stages: (1) A literature review that examines the different ways in which researchers have defined and conceptualized resilience, and then identifies the most appropriate measures that operationalize resilience as a transferable skill, and (2) An analytical phase considering the applicability of popular resilience measures to the target population of intere [...] SRDC's analyses of FTD data supported the psychometric properties of the included measure (Brief Resilience Scale, or BRS) and the relevance of the instrument for use with postsecondary students across a variety of subgroups in the Canadian context. [...] The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) recognizes the importance of identifying and evaluating a broader set of learning outcomes to adequately describe and assess the skills that students are expected to learn in Ontario postsecondary institutions. [...] The rationale for these criteria appears in the section 'Definitions of Resilience.' 4.3 Quality Assessment of the Measures We evaluated the quality of the retained measures by examining their reliability and validity on the basis of the psychometric properties reported in original development and validation studies, and in additional studies using them as research tools. [...] Content validity: In a first step, we examined the content of the measures to determine if it was suitable for the aims of the project.