Motivation factors to reach graduation in students of the degree in Philology and Communication of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua in the period 2014-2015

Abstract

The present research aims at analyzing the motivation factors to reach graduation in students of the Philology and Communication career at UNAN Managua during the period from 2014 to 2015. The approach used is the constructivist based on the description of the Factors of internal motivation and external motivation related to the decision making by the graduation modality chosen to graduate from the Philology and Communication career at UNAN Managua as well as the degree of association the goals linked to the research, personal self- The social recognition and the obtaining of external rewards with respect to the motivation to obtain this end. The collection of information was done through the techniques of the focus group, directed to students involved in this process, and a structured survey was applied that determined the association between internal motivation and external motivation with achievement by graduating as graduates in Philology and Communication. Among the main findings are the goals related to the achievement of external reward, the students of the career of Philology and Communication specifically pursue: Help their families financially, get any job quickly, and because they want to lead a comfortable standard of living After graduation, suggesting that in comparison to the goals derived from the internal Motivation, those that cause some kind of reward from the social and work environment have greater weight.