Motivation And Expectation Of Freshmen Cadets In Maritime Education At Saint Joseph Institute Of Technology

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the relationship between motivation and expectation of 1^st year cadets in pursuing maritime education at SJIT. The respondents are BS Marine Transportation and BS Marine Engineering 1^st year cadets of the academic year 2022-2023 where complete enumeration sampling was used to determine the respondents of the study. The research used frequency, percent, weighted mean and Pearson r as statistical tool in data analysis. The findings of the study showed that financial goal and career/professionalism are strong indicators of motivation than family influence. The results also showed that cadets expectations in pursuing maritime education is at a very high extent. The correlation between levels of motivation and expectation indicates that financial goal and career/professionalism has a strong positive correlation while family influence has a weak positive correlation.