Future Time Perspective on Students' Work-Based Learning Motivation and Performance: A Case in China

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Abstract

This qualitative study interviewed sixteen undergraduates from a work-based program at a Sino-British university to explore their learning experiences. The study found that students' future time perspectives motivated their autonomous and self-directed learning behaviors. Students' affections toward the program shaped their future time perspectives. The research discovered that students who held clear future goals before entering the program preferred to study independently versus students who acquired a future image due to participating in the program preferred to study with peers. The findings suggest that exploring students' future perspectives can help identify learners' individualistic learning needs, enabling teachers to provide tailored student support. The paper contributes to the theoretical understanding of the connection between future time perspective and self-directed learning.

Authors

• Qian Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
  Presenting Author

• Hanlihui Ma
  Presenting Author

• Jiyao Xun, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
  Non-Presenting Author