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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2020, 3(4); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030417.

Research on the Relationship between the Learning Motivation of Master Students and Their Intention to Pursue a Doctorate

Author(s)

Yajing Xue, Yuan YUAN

Corresponding Author:
Yajing Xue
Affiliation(s)

College of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210097, China

Abstract

This article aims to explore the relationship between the learning motivation of master students and their intention to pursue a doctorate, and builds the scale of learning motivation and the intention to pursue a doctorate. Taking the master students of some colleges and universities in Jiangsu Province of China as the sampling scope, the survey was conducted by means of an online questionnaire. Using SPSS analysis, it is found that there is a correlation between learning motivation and the intention to pursue a doctorate. The stronger the willingness to pursue a doctorate, the more motivated the learning motivation is for self-realization, the stronger the learning initiative, and the relatively less self-pressure. The social influence and the influence of others have little influence on the intention to pursue a doctorate.

Keywords

Master students, Learning motivation, The intention to pursue a doctorate

Cite This Paper

Yajing Xue, Yuan YUAN. Research on the Relationship between the Learning Motivation of Master Students and Their Intention to Pursue a Doctorate. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2020) Vol. 3, Issue 4: 128-137. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030417.

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