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Article: Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivations of Master of Library and Information Science students: A cross-cultural comparative study
Title | Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivations of Master of Library and Information Science students: A cross-cultural comparative study |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Cross-national comparative study graduate study Hofstede cultural dimensions librarianship Library and Information Science Library career Library studies curriculum Master of Library and Information Science degree program questionnaire survey |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105829 |
Citation | Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2018, v. 50 n. 2, p. 141-156 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study examined the career and learning motivation of students studying a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree programs at universities located in four different countries, namely the University of Hong Kong, National Taiwan Normal University, Peking University, and the University of Copenhagen. The MLIS students from these four universities were invited to take part in a self-completion online questionnaire survey, and 200 responses were collected in total. We discovered that their prior working experience in the library had an impact on their decision to pursue the MLIS program. We also categorized the career and learning motivation factors of MLIS learners into intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and discovered that the participants were motivated by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors to pursue their graduate studies in the Library and Information Science (LIS) field. We found that intrinsic factors influenced the students of University of Copenhagen significantly more than the other student groups, and this could be explained by Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. Our findings can assist with the formulation of development strategies for MLIS programs through a review of the LIS curriculum and help MLIS programs in different countries attract more people to pursue a career in LIS. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/231405 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.625 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ho, KKW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lo, P | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chiu, KWD | - |
dc.contributor.author | KONG, WSE | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, JCC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Q | - |
dc.contributor.author | Xu, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dalsgard, S | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-20T05:22:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-20T05:22:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2018, v. 50 n. 2, p. 141-156 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0961-0006 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/231405 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined the career and learning motivation of students studying a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree programs at universities located in four different countries, namely the University of Hong Kong, National Taiwan Normal University, Peking University, and the University of Copenhagen. The MLIS students from these four universities were invited to take part in a self-completion online questionnaire survey, and 200 responses were collected in total. We discovered that their prior working experience in the library had an impact on their decision to pursue the MLIS program. We also categorized the career and learning motivation factors of MLIS learners into intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and discovered that the participants were motivated by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors to pursue their graduate studies in the Library and Information Science (LIS) field. We found that intrinsic factors influenced the students of University of Copenhagen significantly more than the other student groups, and this could be explained by Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. Our findings can assist with the formulation of development strategies for MLIS programs through a review of the LIS curriculum and help MLIS programs in different countries attract more people to pursue a career in LIS. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105829 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Librarianship and Information Science | - |
dc.rights | Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. Copyright © Sage Publications Ltd. | - |
dc.subject | Cross-national comparative study | - |
dc.subject | graduate study | - |
dc.subject | Hofstede cultural dimensions | - |
dc.subject | librarianship | - |
dc.subject | Library and Information Science | - |
dc.subject | Library career | - |
dc.subject | Library studies curriculum | - |
dc.subject | Master of Library and Information Science degree program | - |
dc.subject | questionnaire survey | - |
dc.title | Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivations of Master of Library and Information Science students: A cross-cultural comparative study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chiu, KWD: dchiu88@hku.hk | - |
dc.description.nature | preprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0961000616664564 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85046737371 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 266953 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 50 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 141 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 156 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000432089300003 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0961-0006 | - |