Academic Commitment in Graduate Students in Colombia
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https://doi.org/10.22201/iisue.20072872e.2024.44.1895Keywords:
graduate students, academic commitment, structural equation modeling, post-pandemic, ColombiaAbstract
This study aimed to examine graduate students' perceptions of academic commitment at six universities in Cali, Colombia. The researchers utilized the Student Engagement Questionnaire and employed a quantitative approach and a structural equation modeling. Overall, the surveyed students expressed positive views of their academic programs. Furthermore, their positive perceptions of the teaching-learning environment had a beneficial impact on fostering teamwork and developing higher-order competencies such as critical thinking and self-managed learning. his research enhances our understanding of academic commitment among graduate students in the post-pandemic Latin American context and provides institutional-level recommendations for promoting graduate student commitment.
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