الفروق بين طلاب و طالبات قسم المكتبات والوثائق و المعلومات في الدافعية الدراسية و الرضا عن التخصص

Abstract EN

This study examines gender differences in students of the Department of Libraries, Documents and Information in academic motivation and field satisfaction.

A sample consisted of 130 university students (72 females, 58 males).

The age of sample ranged from (19-22) years.

With mean age (20.54 ± 1.09) years.

Two scales were used: Academic Motivation Scale, Field Satisfaction Scale, prepared by Nasra Mansour and Asmaa Mohamed.

The results indicated that There were no significant differences between male and female in overall degree of academic motivation.

As for the dimensions of academic motivation, the difference between the two samples was indicative of only one dimension level, which is the internal motivation.

The average scores of female students on this dimension increased compared to scores of male students.

The results of the study also revealed that there are statistically significant differences between the average scores of male and female students on the scale of field satisfaction with specialization at the level of the total degree, and its dimensions of satisfaction with interaction with faculty members, and satisfaction on the department’s equipment, the differences disappeared on the other two dimensions of satisfaction with academic courses and satisfaction with teaching methods.

The differences were significant in the direction of the sample of female students.

The study recommended the necessity of setting conditions for selecting applicants to adhere to the specialization through conducting personal interviews, and using psychological measures that reveal their motives, abilities and personal traits, in addition to the degree criterion that each student applied for.

Which contributes to the selection of students and their desire to join the fild.