Testing the Relationships of Motivation, Time Management and Career Aspirations on Graduate Students' Academic Success

Autor/inn/en	Amida, Ademola; Algarni, Sameera; Stupnisky, Robert
Titel	Testing the Relationships of Motivation, Time Management and Career Aspirations on Graduate Students' Academic Success
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 13 (2021) 5, S.1305-1322 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Amida, Ademola)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2050-7003
DOI	10.1108/JARHE-04-2020-0106
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Time Management; Occupational Aspiration; Graduate Students; Academic Achievement; Gender Differences; Psychological Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Zeitmanagement; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schulleistung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Purpose: This study explored graduate students' academic success by testing a hypothesized model based on the self-determination theory (SDT), which posits that motivation, time management and career aspiration predicts perceived success. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative methodology was employed to garner data from a population of 324 graduate students, and then analyzed using structural equation modeling in "R." Findings: Intrinsic motivation was the strongest motivation type that predicted graduate students' perceived success. Time management was another important predictor of perceived success, while career aspiration did not impact students' perception of success. Doctoral students showed significantly higher relatedness when compared to master degree students. In addition, male students showed significantly higher career aspirations than females, while female students showed significantly higher time management than their male counterparts. The results of this study support the SDT as a framework to understand graduate students' academic success. Originality/value: Implementing the research findings may increase graduate students' academic success. This study suggests direct ways of increasing graduate students' achievement through intrinsic motivation, time management and autonomy, as well as reducing amotivation (lack of motivation) to indirectly enhance academic success. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01