The Effect of Motivation for Major Choice and Satisfaction in Major on the Adaption of university Life among university students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of motivation for the selection of major and satisfaction in the major on the adaption of university life among university students and to present basic data to assist in the healthy adaption of university life. A survey was given to university students in Seoul and Chungcheong cities from October 13 to October 27, 2015 of 250 copies of the questionnaire distributed, a total of 242 copies were in the final analysis. For data analysis, SPSS 21.0 for Windows was used. As a result, there were correlations among the variables, the adaption of University life of university students was affected by the personal motivation, social motivation for the selection of major with the largest effect being class satisfaction. The explanatory power was 38%. In conclusion, it is important to develop teaching and learning programs and counselling students considering class satisfaction for improving the adaption to university life. Keywords :

The Effects of Major Selection Motivations on Dropout, Academic Achievement and Major Satisfactions of College Students Majoring in Foodservice and Culinary Arts

“…It includes not only the learning results in the intellectual domain, but also the learning results in the non-intellectual domain [17]. These academic achievements are the result of determining what level of learning effect has been achieved for each individual s learning activities, helping to determine the academic ability to be acquired, and can have an important impact on social selection, ultimately affecting the individual s social status [5]. Since superior academic achievement has an important effect on the career of trainees, such as going to a better school and getting a job, not only trainees, but also teachers and parents are considered important parts of the student s study.…”

“…As such, the motivation to choose a major is reported to have an effect on major satisfaction, adaptation to college life, and academic achievement. However, the results of the impact are somewhat mixed [5,6]. Therefore, since it is necessary to confirm whether the existing research results reflect the current situation and reality, this study is aimed to suggest interdisciplinary and industrial implications by understanding the influence of major selection motivation on major satisfaction, academic achievement, and dropout.…”