Motivation to Study in Higher Education: A Comparison between Germany and Great Britain

Autor/inn/en	Loeber, Sandra; Higson, Helen E.
Titel	Motivation to Study in Higher Education: A Comparison between Germany and Great Britain
Quelle	In: Higher Education in Europe, 34 (2009) 3-4, S.511-521 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0379-7724
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Student Motivation; Foreign Countries; College Attendance; Socioeconomic Background; Social Class; Educational Attainment; Comparative Analysis; Tuition; Educational Change; Academic Degrees; Databases; Gender Differences; Hypothesis Testing; Grades (Scholastic); Parent Background; Germany; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schulische Motivation; Ausland; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Sozioökonomische Lage; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Bildungsreform; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Datenbank; Geschlechterkonflikt; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Notenspiegel; Elternhaus; Deutschland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article deals with reasons for the motivation to study in higher education. To find out about motives, around 200 A-level students in Germany and Great Britain were asked about their plans for the time after completion of their A-levels. Through socio-demographic data the authors could deploy facts about social backgrounds and the affiliations to socio-economic classes. There are some expected findings (e.g., British A-level students are more likely to study than their German comrades) and some pretty unexpected results (e.g., social classes do not seem to divide students into choosing university or not). (Contains 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10