Marriage Guidance Counselling

1985 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-76
Author(s):  
K. Baker
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2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Schmidt

We explored student motivations for attending university, including how motivations may change over the course of one’s postsecondary career, by conducting semi-structured interviews with 8 upper-year undergraduates. Participants were also asked to reflect back on their own experiences and provide advice for new university students. We conducted a grounded theory analysis to identify common themes running across the 8 interviews. What emerged was a pattern of transition from a predominance of external/extrinsic motivators at the beginning of one’s university career, into increasingly internal/intrinsic motivators as students discovered their passions and interests. Two unexpected external/extrinsic themes to emerge included: ‘Unhelpful high-school guidance-counselling’ and a ‘Motivation to disprove people who underestimate you’. The strongest internal/intrinsic motivation was the ‘Desire to help others’. Students can apply these findings to their own lives and universities can gain a better understanding of the supports that are needed to retain students through to graduation.


Author(s):  
Elena Belskaya ◽  
Evgeniia Moldovanova ◽  
Svetlana Rozhkova ◽  
Olga Tsvetkova ◽  
Mariya Chervach
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1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-307
Author(s):  
Leslie Walker ◽  
Morag Patten
Keyword(s):  

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie G. Walker ◽  
Morag I. Patten
Keyword(s):  

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morag I. Patten ◽  
Leslie G. Walker
Keyword(s):  

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