ERIC Number: EJ1231968
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 6
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ISSN: EISSN-2051-3615
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Perspectives on Motivation and Engagement in an Extracurricular Project
Bell, J.; Mulrooney, H.M.
New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, v11 n1 2016
To enhance employability opportunities, a range of co-curricular opportunities are offered to Nutrition students at Kingston University. Student uptake of these opportunities tends to be limited to a small group of highly motivated students. Using an unpaid public health project undertaken as a staff-student partnership as a case study, both the processes involved in the project and the motivation of staff and student partners are explored. Understanding what elements of motivation were involved may help to pinpoint aspects of co-curricular work to focus upon in order to increase student uptake, thus potentially enhancing graduate employability.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Extracurricular Activities, Employment Potential, Nutrition Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Public Health, Student Projects, Retailing, Food, Eating Habits, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, Questionnaires, Partnerships in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Academic Motivation Scale; Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
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