Key Factors Influencing Graduation on Time among Postgraduate Students: A PLS-SEM Approach

Autor/inn/en	Muthukrishnan, Priyadarshini; Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur; Hoon, Teoh Sian; Narayanan, Geethanjali; Fook, Chan Yuen
Titel	Key Factors Influencing Graduation on Time among Postgraduate Students: A PLS-SEM Approach
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of University Education, 18 (2022) 1, S.51-64 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1823-7797
Schlagwörter	Predictor Variables; Time to Degree; Graduate Students; Structural Equation Models; Foreign Countries; Self Management; Research Skills; Student Personnel Services; Supervisory Methods; Student Motivation; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Selbstmanagement; Forschungsleistung; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	The information age witnessed the democratisation of education with an exponential growth in the enrolment of postgraduate students in almost all universities around the world. However, high attrition and low completion rates among students have been an immense threat to the key performance of the university system. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of institutional support, supervisory practices, and students' self-management and research skills on postgraduate students' motivation to graduate on time (GOT). The data were collected from 191 postgraduate students from three universities in Malaysia using a survey questionnaire. The quantitative data were analysed using the PLS-SEM approach. The results revealed that research skills, institutional support and self-management skills significantly influenced the postgraduate students' motivation to GOT. Furthermore, research skills were identified as the strongest predictor of the motivation to GOT. Additionally, research skills mediated the relationships between institutional support, students' self-management skills and postgraduate students' motivation to GOT. However, supervisory practices toward GOT were not supported either by direct or indirect effect. The study has far reaching implications for the postgraduate students, supervisors, and institutions of higher learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UiTM Press. Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, Penerbit UiTM, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bangunan Fakulti Pengurusan Hotel dan Pelancongan, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Web site: https://ajue.uitm.edu.my/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01