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The Role of Individual Interest and Future Goals during the First Years of University Studies
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Mikkonen, Johanna; Ruohoniemi, Mirja; Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
In this study, 28 university students from two different fields--the humanities and veterinary medicine--were interviewed. The aim was to explore the role of individual interest and future goals during the first two years of university study through retrospective interviews. The results showed that, while support from the learning environment was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Interviews, Humanities
Searching for "Doctorateness"
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Wellington, Jerry – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The question of what a doctorate is has been looked at before. The author argues that the issue of "doctorateness" is a recurring debate which needs to kept alive and revisited regularly. The aim of this article is to suggest five different areas or arenas in which the question can be addressed, forming a framework which can perhaps be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Creativity
Challenging High-Ability Students
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Scager, Karin; Akkerman, Sanne F.; Pilot, Albert; Wubbels, Theo – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
The existing literature on indicators of an optimal learning environment for high-ability students frequently discusses the concept of challenge. It is, however, not clear what, precisely, constitutes appropriate challenge for these students. In this study, the authors examined an undergraduate honours course, Advanced Cell Biology, which has…
Descriptors: Biology, Cytology, Academically Gifted, Honors Curriculum
Final Year Biosciences Students' Willingness to Engage: Teaching-Learning Environments, Authentic Learning Experiences and Identities
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McCune, Velda – Studies in Higher Education, 2009
The research reported in this article investigates what students perceive as influencing their willingness to engage actively with their studies. The semi-structured interviews which form the basis of this analysis are a subset of the data from the Enhancing Teaching-Learning Environments in Undergraduate Courses (ETL) Project, a large-scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
More Can Mean Less Motivation: Applying a Motivational Orientation Framework to the Expanded Entry into Higher Education in Hong Kong
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Kember, David; Hong, Celina; Ho, Amber; Ho, Amaly – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
A motivational orientation framework for higher education has previously been derived from interviews with 36 undergraduate students in an elite university system. The framework consists of six interacting facets of motivation represented by continua labelled: compliance, individual goal setting, sense of belonging, interest, career and university…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Curriculum Design, Goal Orientation
Initial Motivational Orientation of Students Enrolling in Undergraduate Degrees
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Kember, David; Ho, Amber; Hong, Celina – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Governments are aiming to expand the intake to higher education, so it is important to understand what motivates students to enter university and choose a particular programme. The aim of this study was to see whether a motivational orientation framework, developed to explain motivation to study, could also be applied to motivation to enrol in a…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Undergraduate Students, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation