Differential college effects on the motivation of talented students to obtain the Ph.D
Astin A.W.
1963
Journal of Educational Psychology
17
10.1037/h0040319
An attempt was made to identify differential college effects on the student's motivation to seek the PhD degree. An input-output design for controlling differential student input was applied in a 4-year longitudinal study of 6544 high aptitude students. PhD aspiration appeared to be negatively affected by the size of the student body, the percentage of males in the student body, and the Conventional Orientation in the college environment. The Social Orientation also affected PhD aspiration significantly, but the relationship was very complex. Attending a coeducational liberal arts college appears to increase the student's motivation to seek the PhD, whereas PhD aspiration tends to be reduced as a function of attending one of the northeastern men's colleges. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1963 American Psychological Association.
ADJUSTMENT; ATTITUDES &; COLLEGE, TYPE OF, &; STUDENT/COLLEGE, PHD ASPIRATIONS OF, DIFFERENTIAL COLLEGE EFFECTS ON; STUDENTS' PHD ASPIRATIONS
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