A STUDY ON INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND ITS IMPACT ON CADET’S CAREER CHOICE

Abstract

The study analysed the intrinsic motivation and its impact on cadet’s career selection of marine engineering prgramme. The study pertains to the sample size of 75 cadets in the first year of Marine Engineering programme. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to one hundred cadets within the Academy of Maritime Education and Training. Data analysis was done through appropriate data analysis technique by using the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS). The findings of the study shows that cadets choice of selecting Marine Engineering programme is positively influenced by factors of intrinsic motiovation.