Motivation Profiles of Engineering Doctoral Students and Implications for Persistence

The purpose of this full-length research paper is to explore the motivation profiles of engineering doctoral students (EDS) and their effects on student persistence. A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) identified five profiles across four constructs from the Future Time Perspective (FTP) framework, with...

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Main Authors: Perkins, Heather, Tsugawa-Nieves, Marissa, Bahnson, Matthew, Satterfield, Derrick, Parker, Mackenzie, Kirn, Adam, Cass, Cheryl
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
difficulty ascertaining degree progress
engineering doctoral students
Engineering education
Engineering profession
Entropy
future time perspective
Instruments
intentions to persist
IP networks
latent profile analysis
Medical services
Task analysis
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Summary:The purpose of this full-length research paper is to explore the motivation profiles of engineering doctoral students (EDS) and their effects on student persistence. A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) identified five profiles across four constructs from the Future Time Perspective (FTP) framework, with three straightforward profiles (Low, Average, and High) and two mixed profiles (Low Connectedness and Low Multiplicity). Two between-subjects ANCOVAs were run to test for differences in difficulty ascertaining degree progress (DADP) and intentions to persist (IP). DADP differed significantly by profile assignment, F(4,1137) = 21.38, p
ISSN:2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE43999.2019.9028565