The Route to Success - Personal-Academic Coaching Program

Statistical data shows that more than 30% of engineering students drop out in their first year which is not congruent with their academic ability. A unique Personal-Academic Coaching Program for promoting students' learning and self-management skills, self-efficacy and academic achievements for decreasing learning failures and dropping out was developed. The coaches are college especially trained lecturers. This article discusses the theories underpinning the Personal-Academic Coaching Model ( Kedem, 2006) based on Positive Psychology ( Seligman, 2007), Humanistic Psychology ( Rogers, 1951) and Self-Efficacy Theory ( Bandura, 1997). The research examines the influence of personal academic coaching on self-efficacy, learning strategies and students' achievements. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.