Motivation to Select Educational Institutions and Self Development

Abstract

Objectives of the research were to 1) compare the motivation factors in choosing educational institution by demographic factors. 2) compare the degree of self-development by demographic factors. 3) examine the relationship between motivation factors and self-development. The samples were 293 first-year students at SPUC. Statistics were percentage, average, standard deviation, between-group mean variation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, pair-wise comparison, Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. The findings showed that the motivation factors and self-development at first-year students were at a high level.