---
_id: '4474'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The transition from school to university can be overwhelming for some students.
    While students' motivation is considered a strong predictor of performance, the
    development of motivation during students' transition from high school to university
    has rarely been investigated. Additionally, little is known about the relation
    of motivational aspects with other influences on study performance. The present
    mixed methods study addresses this research gap and examines the development of
    economics students' study motivation. The longitudinal mixed-method study included
    three waves of data collected using quantitative surveys and a series of five
    interviews conducted with 14 first-year students over eight months. Regarding
    students' development over time, the quantitative analysis showed a gradual decline
    in students' motivation. However, in the interviews, certain events during the
    first year were identified as critical incidents demotivating students. These
    insights into the development of students' motivation at a business school show
    that concrete incidents influence students' motivational development; thus, they
    could be transformed by structural changes.
author:
- first_name: Taiga
  full_name: Brahm, Taiga
  last_name: Brahm
- first_name: Tobias
  full_name: Jenert, Tobias
  id: '71994'
  last_name: Jenert
  orcid: ' https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9262-5646'
citation:
  ama: 'Brahm T, Jenert T. The crucial first year: The development of students’ motivation
    at a Business School-a Mixed Methods Study. In: ; 2014.'
  apa: 'Brahm, T., & Jenert, T. (2014). The crucial first year: The development
    of students’ motivation at a Business School-a Mixed Methods Study. Presented
    at the SIG4 Higher Education & SIG17 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
    to Learning and Instruction Earli SIG Conference 2014, Leuven.'
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Brahm_Jenert_2014, title={The crucial first year: The development
    of students’ motivation at a Business School-a Mixed Methods Study}, author={Brahm,
    Taiga and Jenert, Tobias}, year={2014} }'
  chicago: 'Brahm, Taiga, and Tobias Jenert. “The Crucial First Year: The Development
    of Students’ Motivation at a Business School-a Mixed Methods Study,” 2014.'
  ieee: 'T. Brahm and T. Jenert, “The crucial first year: The development of students’
    motivation at a Business School-a Mixed Methods Study,” presented at the SIG4
    Higher Education & SIG17 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Learning
    and Instruction Earli SIG Conference 2014, Leuven, 2014.'
  mla: 'Brahm, Taiga, and Tobias Jenert. <i>The Crucial First Year: The Development
    of Students’ Motivation at a Business School-a Mixed Methods Study</i>. 2014.'
  short: 'T. Brahm, T. Jenert, in: 2014.'
conference:
  end_date: 2014-08-22
  location: Leuven
  name: SIG4 Higher Education & SIG17 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Learning
    and Instruction Earli SIG Conference 2014
  start_date: 2014-08-20
date_created: 2018-09-19T08:06:46Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T07:01:06Z
department:
- _id: '208'
- _id: '282'
extern: '1'
keyword:
- motivation
- business school
- higher education
- latent growth curve model
- longitudinal study
- mixed methods
- interview
- students
status: public
title: 'The crucial first year: The development of students'' motivation at a Business
  School-a Mixed Methods Study'
type: conference
user_id: '51057'
year: '2014'
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