motivators for obtaining advanced degrees in today’s society
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Motivators for Obtaining Advanced Degrees in Today’s Society. Caroline Mulhall and Cassandra Rehmel Hanover College. Graduate School Statistics. In 2011: 441,000 people attended graduate school for the first time Over 1.73 million people attended graduate school. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Motivators for Obtaining Advanced Degrees in Today’s SocietyCaroline Mulhall and Cassandra RehmelHanover College
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Graduate School StatisticsIn 2011:
◦441,000 people attended graduate school for the first time
◦Over 1.73 million people attended graduate school
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Possible Motivator –Greater Prestige
◦Influence on major projects Canadian Association for Graduate
Studies (2013)
◦Community and National Recognition◦Travel opportunities◦Access to advanced equipment and
methods Petersons (2013)
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Possible Motivator – Flexible Schedule
◦Some women believe that they should be able to have a job that allows them to have a family life and to better themselves Kahn, Bret & Holmes (2011)
◦Business schools strive to work with students of all ages, and are more likely to be able to cater to people with hectic schedules Finn (2012)
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Possible Motivator – Maintaining Lifestyle
◦Business professionals are driven by professional status, intellect interest, a desire for upper middle class lifestyle, and flexibility Shleef (2000)
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Possible Motivator –Lack of Job Opportunities
◦Unemployment rate was responsible for increase in graduate school enrollment in 2008 and 2009 Rampell (2012)
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Research QuestionWhat motivates people to attend
Graduate School?Are there differences between
different groups of people and their motivations to attend grad school?◦Gender, Academic Area of Interest,
Age/Enrollment Status.
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METHOD SECTION
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ParticipantsN= 105Age Range: 18 – 59Average Age: 26.27Gender:
◦Female: 69 65.7%◦Male: 33 31.4%◦No Answer: 3 2.8%
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Procedure We used SurveyBuildR to create
an online survey. Posted on Krantz (2013) Psychological
Research on the Net◦Informed Consent ◦Survey and Demographics◦Debriefing
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SurveySurvey Questions
◦ 9 Likert Scale ◦2 Open-Ended
Participants were asked to rate how influential a motivation was to them on a 1 (very UNTRUE) to 7 (very TRUE) scale
The survey took approximately 10 minutes to complete
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Survey 9 Original Motivators:
◦Personal enrichment◦Greater prestige ◦Career advancement◦Higher earning potential◦Lack of current job opportunities◦Learning more about a specific area◦Success in Undergraduate courses◦Advanced Degrees give more flexibility◦Don’t know what else to do
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RESULTS SECTION
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Significant Results:Academics: F(4,99)=3.10, p=0.019Career: F(4,99)=3.21, p=0.016
Academics Self Improvement Career01234567
Area of Academia Dif -ferences Among Means
STEMHumanitiesBusinessLawNot Spec-ified
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Gender Differences Among Combined Means
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Significant Results:Career: t(99)=-2.09, p=0.04Academics: t(99)=-1.84, p=0.06
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DiscussionAmbivalence to Prestige
◦People are hesitant to rate prestige as influential
◦“gain respect from students at their university”, and “to receive recognition for my achievements”.
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Discussion cont.Advantages of Business Degrees
◦Become their own boss so they can more have independence Finn (2012)
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Discussion cont.Gender
◦Women frequently chose nonprofessional reasons as their explanation of why they chose higher education Schab (1974)
◦“I am enrolling in grad school in the fall in order to make better life for myself and my son. It will open many more doors in the future that my teaching degree may not have on its own.”
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Future StudiesRun a similar study with a more
diverse population◦To examine differences among
people from different ethnicities and from more geographical locations
To examine differences among educational levels families
Create more thought provoking open-ended questions
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Any Questions?