2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.02.043
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A Study of the Motives of Doctoral Students

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“…Motivation refers to the reason people undertake the things they do, the process of eliciting behaviours that achieve certain objectives or a set of factors that influence behaviour or decisions (Deci & Ryan, 2000;Eccles and Wigfield 2002;Wiegerova, 2016, Zhou, 2015. Deci and Ryan (2000) theorise that people can be intrinsically or extrinsically motivated.…”
Section: Motivationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Motivation refers to the reason people undertake the things they do, the process of eliciting behaviours that achieve certain objectives or a set of factors that influence behaviour or decisions (Deci & Ryan, 2000;Eccles and Wigfield 2002;Wiegerova, 2016, Zhou, 2015. Deci and Ryan (2000) theorise that people can be intrinsically or extrinsically motivated.…”
Section: Motivationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Extrinsically motivated students might be interested in furthering their teaching or research careers and increasing their job and physical mobility to fit among their peers or gain social status. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v38i1.9 motivation and Phd students' success To explain choice, persistence and success in PhD studies, scholars have investigated push and pull forces (Brailsford, 2010;Wao & Onwuegbuzie, 2011;Wiegerova, 2016). Motivation is especially important in predicting success in PhD studies, due to their nature.…”
Section: Motivationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The doctoral period could affect career intentions as a situational characteristic. Doctoral students start their qualification predominantly out of intrinsic motivation, such as the interest in scientific work or an academic career, among other factors (Brailsford, 2010;Grotheer et al, 2012;Wiegerová, 2016). This could explain a higher proportion of people striving for a scientific career in the early phase of their doctorate.…”
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“…Given that doctoral candidates predominantly start their qualification for intrinsic reasons, such as the interest in scientific work or an academic career (Brailsford, 2010;Grotheer et al, 2012;Wiegerová, 2016), the present study seeks to investigate possible changes in ECRs' career intentions in the course of academic qualification at a large German university. Moreover, I aim to identify factors that promote the stability of research career intentions.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Internal or intrinsic motivation is related to personal interests and goals with regard to doctoral studies and research, the impact of previous research experience, and the prospects for career development. External motivation comes from encouragement by friends and family, including peers, lecturers and supervisors (Guerin et al, 2015; Wiegerová, 2017)…”
Section: Using the Hermeneutical Cycle To Explore The Mentoring Practicementioning
confidence: 99%