- Professor and Chair, Psychology in Education Research Centre, University of York
Rob Klassen is Professor and Chair of the Psychology and Education Research Centre at the University of York, UK. Before coming to the UK in 2012 he was a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta in Canada. Current research projects are focused on developing better methods to recruit, select, and develop new teachers.
Experience
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2012–presentProfessor and Chair, Psychology in Education Research Centre, University of York
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2004–2012Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta
Education
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2003Simon Fraser University, Canada, PhD/Educational Psychology
Publications
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2014Weekly self-efficacy and work stress during the final teaching practicum: A mixed methods study, Learning and Instruction
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2014Teachers’ self-efficacy, personality, and teaching effectiveness: A meta-analysis, Educational Research Review
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2014Applicant reactions to a situational judgment test used for selection into initial teacher training, International Journal of Educational Psychology
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2013Pre-service teachers’ work stress, self-efficacy, and occupational commitment in four countries, European Journal of Psychology of Education
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2013Measuring teacher engagement: The development of the Engaged Teacher Scale (ETS), Frontline Learning Research
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2012Teachers’ relatedness with students: An underemphasized aspect of teachers’ basic psychological needs, Journal of Educational Psychology
Honours
Fellow American Psychological Association; Chartered Psychologist British Psychological Society
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- Location: York, UK
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