What motivates students’ decisions on programmes to pursue at university level: the role of information and knowledge
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2021-03-16
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Springer
Abstract
Decision making is becoming more complex for prospective university students, in both
the Global North and Global South. This study explored motivating information and
knowledge for students’ decision making on programmes to undertake at the university
level in Tanzania. The study followed a descriptive design which mixed qualitative and
quantitative approaches to explore how information and knowledge helped freshers at the
University of Dar es Salaam in making decisions regarding programmes to pursue. The
principal finding of the study reveals that extrinsic motivating information and knowledge
influence the decision of more students than intrinsic motivating factors. The findings further
inform that sources of extrinsic motivating information and knowledge are diverse.
According to the findings, students’ rational decision making is undermined by the lack of
professional and career development programmes. To empower students with the ability to
make rational decisions, the introduction of career and professional programmes in secondary
schools is necessary.
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Decision making, Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Motivating information and knowledge, Career development
Citation
Mwantimwa, Kelefa(2021).What motivates students’ decisions on programmes to pursue at university level: the role of information and knowledge. Higher Education.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00698-4