Is There a Difference Between Agriculture/Natural Resources and Non-Agriculture/Natural Resources Majors' Motivation Sources?1

From: NACTA Journal | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Fritz, Susan M; Plummer, Brett A; Barbuto, John E Jr | Copyright information

Abstract

This paper presents a unifying theory of motivation that integrates the major motivational perspectives from the field while testing the differences in student motivation between agriculture/natural resources and non-agriculture/natural resources university majors. The unifying theory features five sources of motivation: intrinsic process, instrumental, self-concept external, self-concept internal, and goal internalization. The study was based on a sample of 208 under...

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