Kenyan doctoral students' success: roles of motivation and self-efficacy

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dc.contributor.authorMatheka, H. M.
dc.contributor.authorJansen, E. P. W. A.
dc.contributor.authorHofman, W. H. A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-29T08:39:44Z
dc.date.available2021-09-29T08:39:44Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractDoctor of philosophy (PhD) degree holders are highly regarded in Kenya, especially in academia, and the Kenyan economy needs them to undertake administrative, research and innovation roles in academia and industry. However, attaining this qualification is arduous and Kenyan PhD programmes are characterised by low enrolment numbers, long degree completion times and low graduation rates. In other countries, PhD students’ success has been linked to motivation and self-efficacy. This cross-sectional study explores the extents to which motivation and self-efficacy relate to PhD student success in Kenya and to which this relationship differs across background and programme characteristics. Using multiple linear regression, the authors analyse data from an online questionnaire administered to 628 PhD students enrolled between 2010 and 2018. The findings indicate that extrinsic motivation does not predict PhD students’ pace. Intrinsic motivation positively predicts students’ pace in the Medical Sciences programme cluster and for those aged 51 years or older. Self-efficacy negatively predicts students’ pace in the Medical Sciences programme cluster.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v38i1.9
dc.identifier.citationMatheka, H. M., Jansen, E. P. W. A., & Hofman, W. H. A. (2020). Kenyan doctoral students' success: roles of motivation and self-efficacy. Perspectives in Education, 38(1), 115-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v38i1.9en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0258-2236 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2519-593X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11302
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
dc.subjectDoctoral student successen_ZA
dc.subjectStudent paceen_ZA
dc.subjectIntrinsic motivationen_ZA
dc.subjectExtrinsic motivationen_ZA
dc.subjectSelf-efficacyen_ZA
dc.titleKenyan doctoral students' success: roles of motivation and self-efficacyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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