| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364731 | Learning and Individual Differences | 2015 | 6 Pages |
•Teacher immediacy has a greater impact than student burnout on student empowerment.•Student burnout has a greater impact than teacher immediacy on student resistance.•Teacher–student interaction is important in empowering students in higher education.
This study examined the role of teacher immediacy and student burnout on empowerment and resistance behaviors among university students attending a faculty of education in Turkey. A total of 329 pre-service teachers ranging in age from 17–37 (mean age: 20.57 years) participated in the study. Hierarchical regression results revealed that teacher immediacy positively predicted all three dimensions of student empowerment and negatively predicted student resistance. Efficacy was a positive predictor of the competence and impact dimensions of learner empowerment and a negative predictor of resistance, whereas cynicism was a negative predictor of the meaningfulness dimension of empowerment and a positive predictor of resistance. In addition, teacher immediacy had a stronger effect on learner empowerment than student burnout, while student burnout had a stronger effect on resistance than teacher immediacy.
