The University Environment and Its Relationship to Raising the Level of Ambition and Increasing Academic Self-Motivation among Graduate Students in Jordanian Universities

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the university environment and its relationship to raising the level of ambition and increasing academic self-motivation among graduate students in Jordanian universities, according to the variables of gender, specialization and academic year. The study sample consisted of (700) male and female students who were chosen by the stratified random sampling method. Three scales were applied to them: the university environment scale, the level of ambition scale, and the academic self-motivation scale. The study concluded: There is a positive and significant relationship between the dimensions of the university environment and each of the level of ambition and academic self-motivation among the study sample, and the results did not show the presence of significant differences in the level of the university environment and its dimensions due to the gender variable, or to specialization, as indicated that there are differences in the two dimensions (Educational courses, university activities and programs) and in favor of scientific disciplines, as well as the absence of significant differences for the three dimensions of the university environment (university activities and programs, societal values, satisfaction with faculty members) due to the academic year. There were differences in the total degree and the three dimensions (educational courses, university activities and programs, students) in favor of doctoral students in the fourth year. It deals with the relationship between the university environment and other psychological and cognitive variables. Keywords: level of ambition, academic self-motivation, university environment. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-18-04 Publication date: June 30 th 2022