TY - JOUR T1 - Approaches to Improving Self-Efficacy among 8th Graders: Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies TT - مقایسه اثربخشی رویکرد راه­ حل- مدار با استراتژیک به شیوه گروهی بر میزان خودکارآمدی دانش ­آموزان دوره راهنمایی JF - qjoe JO - qjoe VL - 32 IS - 2 UR - http://qjoe.ir/article-1-146-en.html Y1 - 2016 SP - 131 EP - 149 KW - self-efficacy KW - solution-focused therapy KW - strategic therapy KW - 8th graders N2 - To compare the effectiveness of two approaches to improving self-efficacy, a specially selected sample of 45 eighth graders was randomly placed into three groups of control and experimental. The experimental groups were taught for ten sessions of 90 minutes each, utilizing the two approaches while the control group was taught in regular manner. Bandura’s measure of self-efficacy, with an internal consistency of 0.87, was used both before and after the five weeks of special teachings. A follow-up was also conducted a month after the sessions. Results show that both approaches can improve self-efficacy with the strategic therapy having the edge. M3 ER -