@inproceedings{fb65c0b7f7bf4239857f54ab9cdfda6a,
title = "Two-year colleges: Motivational factors among older engineering students",
abstract = "Two-year technological colleges provide learning opportunities for students from the socio-economic periphery or students with a relatively low level of achievement. This study quantitatively examined the factors driving older students to study electronics at a leading two-year college in Israel. Sixteen older students participated in the study. The students completed an anonymous close-ended questionnaire, based on the SRQ-A and the SIMS scales. The findings indicate that the older students are primarily driven by interest in the studies (intrinsic motivation) and by recognising their inherent value (identified regulation). However, an additional factor with a notable weight is external regulation, according to which, some of the students are studying electronics for lack of another choice.",
keywords = "Electrical engineering education, Motivation, Older students, Two-year colleges",
author = "A. Gero and S. Mano-Israeli",
year = "2017",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
series = "Proceedings of the 45th SEFI Annual Conference 2017 - Education Excellence for Sustainability, SEFI 2017",
pages = "1176--1181",
editor = "Jorge Bernardino and Joao Rocha and Quadrado, {Jose Carlos}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 45th SEFI Annual Conference 2017 - Education Excellence for Sustainability, SEFI 2017",
note = "45th Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI 2017 ; Conference date: 18-09-2017 Through 21-09-2017",
}