Characterizing the motivational orientation of students in higher education
A naturalistic study in three Hong Kong universities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5263624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Kember (0000-0002-1134-3741, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Celina Hong (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Amber Ho, A M-H Ho (Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 313-329 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1348/000709907x220581 |
| PMID | 17601363 |
| OpenAlex | W1981014151 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 27 |
Background. Consideration of motivation in higher education has often been drawn upon theories and research that were based upon school or workplace studies.Aims. This paper reports an open naturalistic study to better characterize the motivational orientation of students in higher education.Method. Open semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 36 students from three universities in Hong Kong. The analysis used an exploratory grounded theory approach.Results. Motivation was characterized as a framework with six continua with positive and negative poles. On enrolment, students had positions on the six facets of motivation, which shifted as they progressed through their degree, according to perceptions of their teaching and learning environment. The positive poles of the six continua were given labels: compliance, individual goal setting, interest, career, sense of belonging and university lifestyle.Conclusion. The formulation of motivational orientation is consistent with contemporary social cognitive theories of motivation in that it has been characterized as a multifaceted phenomenon, with students expressing context-dependent multiple motives
Context (archaeology) · Exploratory research · Goal Orientation · Goal theory · Intrinsic motivation · Mathematics education · Motivation theory · Naturalism · Orientation (vector space) · Pedagogy · Perception · Phenomenon · Social cognitive theory · Sociology · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |