In order to examine the effects of the Meister school programs on students’ academic self-efficacy, self-directed learning attitude, and school satisfaction, this study compared the growth of outcome variables for three years among students from thr...
In order to examine the effects of the Meister school programs on students’ academic self-efficacy, self-directed learning attitude, and school satisfaction, this study compared the growth of outcome variables for three years among students from three different school types - Meister, vocational, and general high schools. Samples include 853 Meister students, 854 general high school students, and 864 vocational students from across the nation. Multi-level modelling was conducted to find the effects of the Meister school programs on outcome variables. The study found no difference on academic self-efficacy between Meister and general high school students in 2010 when Meister schools were established. However, the growth of academic self-efficacy of the Meister students was greater than that of general high school students during the period 2010-2012. The same holds true for school satisfaction. Meister students had a higher level of self-directed learning attitude compared to two comparison groups, but there were no differences on the growth of self-directed learning attitude among three groups.