Social work students' study motivation : A quantitative survey of motivational differences in relation to Herzberg's motivational theory and altruism

Under utbildningen motiveras studenter av olika faktorer under olika tidpunkter. Syftet med studien är således att undersöka vilka motivationsskillnader det finns bland socionomstudenter vid Högskolan i Jönköping under olika terminer i relation till Herzbergs motivationsteori och altruism. Studien undersöker skillnader i kön, ålder, civilstatus, tidigare erfarenhet eller kontakt med socialarbetare, vilken termin studenten befinner sig i och studiemotivation i relation till hygienfaktor, motivator samt altruism. Denna kvantitativa enkätstudie med tvärsnittsdesign genomförs under handledning av Mats Granlund, professor i handikappvetenskap samt psykologi, med 110 socionomstudenter i Jönköping University som deltagare. Resultatet påvisar att det finns skillnader i hur tilltalande hygienfaktor, motivatorer och altruism är som motivation är i relation till kön och vilken termin man befinner sig i. Det fanns inga skillnader i studenternas egna generella uppskattning av studiemotivation i relation till deras kön, ålder, civilstatus, tidigare erfarenhet eller kontakt med socialarbetare och vilken termin studenten befinner sig i. En slutsats är att socionomstudenters upplevelse av hygienfaktor, motivator och altruism varierar mellan olika terminer.During their education students are motivated by different factors at different times. The purpose of the study is thus to investigate the motivational differences that exist among social education students at Högskolan in Jönköping in different semesters concerning to Herzberg motivational theory and altruism. The study examines differences in sex, age, civil status, previous experience or contact with social workers, what semester the student is in and study motivation in relation to altruism, motivator and hygiene factor. This cross-sectional quantitative survey study is conducted under the supervision of Mats Granlund, professor of disability sciences and psychology, and with the assistance of 110 social work students at Jönköping University as a participant. The results reveal differences in how appealing hygiene factors, motivators and altruism are as motivating factors in relation to gender and the semester the student is in. However we found no differences in students’ self-appreciation of their overall study motivation concerning to their gender, age, civil status, past experience or contact with social workers and what semester the student is in. One conclusion is that the importance given to social experiences of hygiene factor, motivator and altruism are probably varied dependent on semester