THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL-ENTERPRISE COOPERATION PROJECTS AND SELF-EFFICACY AT A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA

This study mainly aimed to determine the levels of students' participation in school-enterprise cooperation projects and their self-efficacy at a private university in Shandong Province, China, and to explore the relationship between these two variables. The study surveyed a total of 303 senior students at a private university in Shandong province through questionnaires. The study finally found that: 1) The overall level of senior students' self-efficacy was moderate, which proved that the actual level of senior students' self-efficacy is not high and needs to be improved. 2) The students' participation level in school-enterprise cooperation is also moderate. 3) There is a strong positive correlation between college students' participation in school-enterprise cooperation and their self-efficacy. The study talked about each finding and gave suggestions on how to get more college students involved in school-enterprise cooperation projects and boost their self-efficacy. It also talked about how to fix any problems that might come up in the practice and gave suggestions for college teachers, administrators, and school-enterprise cooperation.