Key factors influencing graduation on time among postgraduate students: a PLS-SEM approach / Priyadarshini Muthukrishnan ... [et al.]

Muthukrishnan, Priyadarshini and Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur and Teoh, Sian Hoon and Narayanan, Geethanjali and Chan, Yuen Fook (2022) Key factors influencing graduation on time among postgraduate students: a PLS-SEM approach / Priyadarshini Muthukrishnan ... [et al.]. Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE), 18 (1). pp. 51-64. ISSN 2600-9749

Abstract

The information age witnessed the democratisation of education with an exponential growth in the enrolment of postgraduate students in almost all universities around the world. However, high attrition and low completion rates among students have been an immense threat to the key performance of the university system. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of institutional support, supervisory practices, and students’ self-management and research skills on postgraduate students’ motivation to graduate on time (GOT). The data were collected from 191 postgraduate students from three universities in Malaysia using a survey questionnaire. The quantitative data were analysed using the PLS-SEM approach. The results revealed that research skills, institutional support and self-management skills significantly influenced the postgraduate students’ motivation to GOT. Furthermore, research skills were identified as the strongest predictor of the motivation to GOT. Additionally, research skills mediated the relationships between institutional support, students’ selfmanagement skills and postgraduate students’ motivation to GOT. However, supervisory practices toward GOT were not supported either by direct or indirect effect. The study has far reaching implications for the postgraduate students, supervisors, and institutions of higher learning.

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Muthukrishnan, Priyadarshini
Priyakrishnan.mail@gmail.com
Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur
gurnamgurdial@segi.edu.my
Teoh, Sian Hoon
teohsian@uitm.edu.my
Narayanan, Geethanjali
geetha@uitm.edu.my
Chan, Yuen Fook
yuenfook@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Higher Education
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Higher Education > Graduate education
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Education
Journal or Publication Title: Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE)
UiTM Journal Collections: Listed > Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE)
ISSN: 2600-9749
Volume: 18
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 51-64
Keywords: PLS-SEM, Graduation on Time
Date: January 2022
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/113355
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