What College Students Are After and Why

Autor/inn/en	Colby, Anne; Malin, Heather; Morton, Emily
Titel	What College Students Are After and Why
Quelle	In: Journal of College and Character, 23 (2022) 3, S.189-209 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Malin, Heather) ORCID (Morton, Emily)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1080/2194587X.2022.2087680
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Outcomes of Education; Student Attitudes; Goal Orientation; Self Actualization; Academic Achievement; Academic Aspiration; Student Motivation; Factor Analysis; Religious Factors; Political Influences; Aesthetics; Interpersonal Relationship; Economic Factors; Longitudinal Studies; Rating Scales; Moral Values; Occupational Aspiration; Volunteers; Social Status; Correlation; California; North Carolina; Massachusetts; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schülerverhalten; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Schulleistung; Schulische Motivation; Faktorenanalyse; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Ästhetik; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Rating-Skala; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Freiwilliger; Sozialer Status; Korrelation; Kalifornien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Public discourse often frames the value of undergraduate education in financial terms--credentialing and increased earning power. Students must prepare to be self-supporting, but are financial prospects their only important goals? We asked 1,500 students from 11 U.S. colleges to write about their goals, the reasons their goals were important, and how they were pursuing those goals. Most articulated goals of self-actualization, meaning, and contribution to their chosen fields and to the common good. Almost all reported that they were actively pursuing their goals, including through academic and other programs provided by their colleges. By building on students' aspirations as described in the study as well as their motivation in pursuing them, today's colleges can help students engage more fully with their education and more effectively prepare them for lives of meaning and purpose. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01