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What Motivates Students In Graduate School? An Empirical Study

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  • Niall Hegarty
  • Robert Brasco
  • Fang Lieh Lu

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Knowledge of motivation levels of students in programs is insightful information for educators. At the graduate level there exists an even greater need to understand the motivation behind the desire to pursue a master’s degree. However, the lack of research on motivation of graduate students makes it difficult to develop a comprehensive understanding of this student population. This study employs the Academic Motivation Scale to measure the motivation of 70 graduate business students and 43 liberal arts students. Comparisons are made between the two student populations and recommendations are offered in the assessment of these student populations.

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  • Niall Hegarty & Robert Brasco & Fang Lieh Lu, 2012. "What Motivates Students In Graduate School? An Empirical Study," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 4(2), pages 39-47.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:4:y:2012:i:2:p:39-47
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    Keywords

    Graduate Students; Intrinsic; Extrinsic; Academic Motivation Scale.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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