What is your most important motivation/goal for attending university? | ||
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n (%) | ||
A priori codes | ||
N/A | 22 (6.2) | “Future success.” (Reference 122, CoB) |
“I want to be successful in my future life.” (Reference 621, CoE). | ||
Extrinsic | 228 (64.0) | “Getting a degree and being able to get a high paying job” (Reference 451, CoB) |
“Job and money” (Reference 798, CoE) | ||
Intrinsic | 41 (11.5) | “To better myself by putting myself through hard situations and pushing myself to grow as a person.” (Reference 875, CoB) |
“I want to learn how to be an adult as well as an amazing teacher to kids who need a great one the most.” (Reference 853, CoE) | ||
Both | 65 (18.3) | “My motivation is to improve myself and start my career” Reference 917, CoB). |
“My parents and being a role model for my family” (Reference 603, CoE) | ||
Emergent codes | ||
Financial success | 57 (16.0) | “My most important motivation for coming to [HEI] is to make money.” (Reference 480, CoB) |
“My most important motivation for attending university is to give me a higher chance of obtaining a well-paying, substantial job.” (Reference 916, CoE) | ||
Career attainment | 177 (49.7) | “Getting a degree to get a good job” (Reference 590, CoB) |
“I want to better my sled and prosper not stay working at Taco Bell. I want to help people in my profession and I want to be a hell of a teacher!” (Reference 227, CoE) | ||
Degree/credential/education | 154 (43.3) | “I need to get my mba and make money” (Reference 969, CoB). |
“To further my education and hopefully gain the ability to have a career in teaching.” (Reference 852, CoE) | ||
Fame/social approval | 39 (11.0) | “Make my parents proud and graduate.” (Reference 427, CoB). |
“proving my family and peers wrong” (Reference 746, CoE) | ||
Community contribution | 18 (5.1) | “my most important motivation is to start a business and open opportunities for employees” (Reference 333, CoB) |
“My most important motivation for attending the university is to be a teacher. I want to be a teacher because I can then help kids and motivate them to be who they want to be in the future.” (Reference 615, CoE). | ||
Personal improvement/ interest/value | 72 (20.2) | “For myself, to prove to myself that I can do anything that I set my heart out to do.” (Reference 431, CoB) |
“I want to achieve my degree in order to become a teacher, so I can make a difference in the world and follow what I feel is my callling.” (Reference 547, CoE) | ||
Supportive affiliation | 16 (4.8) | “My biggest motivation for attending this university is to find higher education and have the opportunity to get a better job so that I can provide for, not only myself but also my mom and family.” (Reference 404, CoB) |
“My most important motivation for attending the university is to be a teacher. I want to be a teacher because I can then help kids and motivate them to be who they want to be in the future.” (Reference 109, CoE) |