Motivation for Medicine in the Seventies

Motivation for Medicine in the Seventies

A department of psychiatry in Hawaii undertook an exploratory study of the motivational patterns of entering freshmen, relating these to problems of selection, performance, and the educational system itself. The authors, noting that the motivations of students seem to be changing and that a differen...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1973-03, Vol.130 (3), p.252-256
Hauptverfasser: MCDERMOTT, JOHN F, CHAR, WALTER F, HANSEN, MARGARET J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Conflict (Psychology)
Education, Medical
Educational Measurement
Ethnic Groups
Family
Hawaii
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Motivation
Personality
Psychiatry - education
Schools, Medical
Self Concept
Social Change
Social Mobility
Social Problems
Social Values
Students, Medical
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Zusammenfassung:A department of psychiatry in Hawaii undertook an exploratory study of the motivational patterns of entering freshmen, relating these to problems of selection, performance, and the educational system itself. The authors, noting that the motivations of students seem to be changing and that a different value system is emerging, call for further study to more accurately assess the values and needs of prospective students and to reassess the educational process.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.130.3.252