Exploring students’ motives for studying psychology : a qualitative study

dc.contributor.authorMudhovozi, Pilot
dc.contributor.authorMaree, J.G. (Kobus)
dc.contributor.emailkobus.maree@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-26T13:36:31Z
dc.date.available2013-10-31T00:20:04Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe present study explored participants’ motives for studying psychology. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used. The research method consisted of a brief survey. Four Black participants (male = 2; female = 2) for the study were purposefully selected from a Historically Black institution of higher learning in South Africa. The data collected through audio-taped individual, semi-structured interviews were analyzed by means of content analysis. The participants were asked to describe their motives for choosing psychology as a field of study. The results suggest that the participants chose psychology for various reasons. Minor gender differences were noted in the motives for the choice of psychology as a career. Further research on the topic is needed.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2013en_US
dc.description.librariangv2013
dc.description.urihttp://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=20128en_US
dc.identifier.citationMudhovozi, P & Maree, JG 2012, 'Exploring students’ motives for studying psychology : a qualitative study', South African Journal of Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 784-799.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1011-3487 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/21739
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rights© Taylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectCareer developmenten_US
dc.subjectStudent interestsen_US
dc.subjectDecision makingen_US
dc.subjectCareer choiceen_US
dc.subject.lcshPsychology -- Study and teachingen
dc.titleExploring students’ motives for studying psychology : a qualitative studyen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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