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 undergraduate students. Results indicate that a statistically significant difference exists between agriculture/natural resources and nonagriculture/ natural resources majors for self-concept internal and goal internalization motivation. Implications for teaching, recruitment and future research are also discussed.
Keywords:
motivation sources, agriculture and natural resources, non-agriculture natural resources
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