Undergraduates' motivations to engage in extracurricular research: Evidence from Hong Kong

Undergraduates' motivations to engage in extracurricular research: Evidence from Hong Kong

• Yuan, Rui University of Macau
• Yang, Min National Chung Cheng University
• Mak, Pauline The Education University of Hong Kong

Innovations in Education and Teaching International, (0), -, 2021

Routledge

2021

• C Psychology & Learning
  • CC Motivation of Learning
• T Educational Research
  • TB Study of Research Activities

Undergraduate Students Motivation Extracurricular Research Activities Higher Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

This qualitative case study examined a group of undergraduate students' motivations towards extracurricular research in a Hong Kong university. Drawing upon data from semi-structured interviews, this study analysed the students' motivation change from the cognitive, social, and affective perspective. The findings revealed that the students were externally and internally motivated to join informal research activities and that their motivation change was intertwined with their cognitive learning, social interactions, and emotional experiences in the research process. The paper concluded with practical implications on supporting and sustaining undergraduates' motivations in extracurricular research activities to benefit their academic studies and future work. Copyright ©2021 Routledge.

• English

Journal Articles

• 14703297

• 10.1080/14703297.2021.1930568

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/33ca455e

2022-05-12