Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education

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Autor(a) principal: Ferraz, Adriana Satico
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Santos, Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos, Ambiel, Rodolfo A. M., Dalbosco, Simone Nenê Portela
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)
Texto Completo: https://submission-pepsic.scielo.br/index.php/epsic/article/view/21317
Resumo: This study aimed to investigate the motives for academic dropout and learning motivation (achievement goals and intrapersonal causal attributions) of 335 students from a private Brazilian university. We identified statistically significant differences in the three constructs regarding the students' intention to drop out of the course, gender, age, and course. The correlations between the constructs were weak and moderate magnitude. Achievement goals, causal attributions, dropout intention, and age accounted for 39% of the explained variance of the financial motives for dropout, 38% for academics, and 48% for health and well-being. These results indicate that the motives for dropout vary according to the students' specificities and the course. Also, there are relationships between this construct and motivation. This study provides subsidies for professionals working in higher education, especially in private institutions. We suggested continuing investigations on the subject.
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spelling Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher EducationMotivos para a evasão e a motivação para aprendizagem no ensino superiorabandono acadêmicometas de realizaçãoatribuições de causalidade intrapessoaisThis study aimed to investigate the motives for academic dropout and learning motivation (achievement goals and intrapersonal causal attributions) of 335 students from a private Brazilian university. We identified statistically significant differences in the three constructs regarding the students' intention to drop out of the course, gender, age, and course. The correlations between the constructs were weak and moderate magnitude. Achievement goals, causal attributions, dropout intention, and age accounted for 39% of the explained variance of the financial motives for dropout, 38% for academics, and 48% for health and well-being. These results indicate that the motives for dropout vary according to the students' specificities and the course. Also, there are relationships between this construct and motivation. This study provides subsidies for professionals working in higher education, especially in private institutions. We suggested continuing investigations on the subject.O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar os motivos para evasão acadêmica e a motivação para aprendizagem (metas de realização e as atribuições de causalidade intrapessoais) de 335 estudantes de uma universidade particular brasileira. As correlações entre os construtos, incluindo a variável idade, foram de pequena a moderada magnitude. A motivação para aprendizagem, a opção de curso e a intenção de abandono representaram 46% da variância explicada dos motivos para a evasão na dimensão social e 38% das dimensões financeira e acadêmica. Identificaram-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas nos três construtos quanto ao sexo, à intenção de abandono e ocurso. Os resultados indicam que os motivos para evasão variam conforme a interação entre as características motivacionais, pessoais e contextuais. Este estudo fundamenta a continuidade de pesquisas sobre a temática, bem como ações destinadas à prevenção da evasão acadêmica, sobretudo nas instituições particularesUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte2021-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://submission-pepsic.scielo.br/index.php/epsic/article/view/21317Estudos de Psicologia (Natal); Vol. 26 No. 3 (2021); 229 - 241Estudos de Psicologia (Natal); Vol. 26 Núm. 3 (2021); 229 - 241Estudos de Psicologia (Natal); v. 26 n. 3 (2021); 229 - 2411678-46691413-294Xreponame:Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)instacron:UFRNenghttps://submission-pepsic.scielo.br/index.php/epsic/article/view/21317/982Copyright (c) 2021 Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFerraz, Adriana SaticoSantos, Acácia Aparecida Angeli dosAmbiel, Rodolfo A. M.Dalbosco, Simone Nenê Portela2022-09-05T23:57:34Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21317Revistahttps://submission-pepsic.scielo.br/index.php/epsicPUBhttps://submission-pepsic.scielo.br/index.php/epsic/oai||revpsi@cchla.ufrn.br1678-46691413-294Xopendoar:2022-09-05T23:57:34Estudos de Psicologia (Natal) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
Motivos para a evasão e a motivação para aprendizagem no ensino superior
title Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
spellingShingle Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
Ferraz, Adriana Satico
abandono acadêmico
metas de realização
atribuições de causalidade intrapessoais
title_short Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
title_full Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
title_fullStr Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
title_full_unstemmed Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
title_sort Motives for Dropout and Learning Motivation in Higher Education
author Ferraz, Adriana Satico
author_facet Ferraz, Adriana Satico
Santos, Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos
Ambiel, Rodolfo A. M.
Dalbosco, Simone Nenê Portela
author_role author
author2 Santos, Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos
Ambiel, Rodolfo A. M.
Dalbosco, Simone Nenê Portela
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ferraz, Adriana Satico
Santos, Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos
Ambiel, Rodolfo A. M.
Dalbosco, Simone Nenê Portela
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv abandono acadêmico
metas de realização
atribuições de causalidade intrapessoais
topic abandono acadêmico
metas de realização
atribuições de causalidade intrapessoais
description This study aimed to investigate the motives for academic dropout and learning motivation (achievement goals and intrapersonal causal attributions) of 335 students from a private Brazilian university. We identified statistically significant differences in the three constructs regarding the students' intention to drop out of the course, gender, age, and course. The correlations between the constructs were weak and moderate magnitude. Achievement goals, causal attributions, dropout intention, and age accounted for 39% of the explained variance of the financial motives for dropout, 38% for academics, and 48% for health and well-being. These results indicate that the motives for dropout vary according to the students' specificities and the course. Also, there are relationships between this construct and motivation. This study provides subsidies for professionals working in higher education, especially in private institutions. We suggested continuing investigations on the subject.
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