A Study On The Factors Influencing Academic Aspiration Of Academic Master’s Students

The report of the 20 th Party Congress points out that the quality of independent training of talents should be improved comprehensively,and efforts should be made to create top-notch innovative talents.Academic aspiration,as the driving force of academic innovation,is of great significance to the cultivation of top-notch innovative talents.At the same time,in the context of the demand for high-quality development of higher education,enhancing the academic aspiration of graduate students is a necessary way to improve the quality of graduate education.As the reserve army for the selection of doctoral talents and the cultivation of academic professionals,academic master students are related to the construction of China’s academic talent team.At a time when academic degrees are decreasing,awakening and strengthening the academic aspiration of academic master’s students is a pressing problem in the issue of academic talent cultivation.Therefore,it is an important issue to explore the influencing factors of academic master’s students’ academic aspiration,so as to improve the academic aspiration of academic master’s students.After sorting out the concepts and theories,this study uses Nvivo12.0 to construct a model of factors influencing academic aspiration of academic master’s degree students based on the grounded theory,including stereotypical guidance,supportive guidance,organizational support,peer influence,academic practice participation,academic challenge,and willingness to pursue a doctoral degree.After analyzing 309 valid questionnaires to verify the effects of these influencing factors on academic aspiration of academic master’s degree students,fs QCA 3.0 is used to analyze in depth the effects of the combined relationships of the influencing factors on academic aspiration of academic master’s degree students from a histological perspective.This study integrates Multiple Linear Regression Analysis and Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to study the influencing factors of academic aspirations of academic master’s degree students.(1)Based on the Multiple Linear Regression Analysis,the study finds that supportive mentoring,stereotypical mentoring,organizational support,peer influence,and academic practice participation have a positive and significant effect on the academic aspiration of academic master’s students,academic challenge had a negative and significant effect,and willingness to study for a Ph D and academic aspiration of academic master’s students are significantly correlated.(2)Using fs QCA to explore the combination of conditions that lead to strong/non-strong academic aspiration of academic master’s degree students,we find five paths that lead to "strong academic aspiration " and two paths that lead to "weak academic aspiration ".5 paths of "strong academic aspiration " can be categorized into three types: external motivation,positive interaction between individuals and the environment,and academic confidence,among which supportive guidance and academic practice participation are the core conditions for academic master’s students to have "strong academic aspiration ".In addition,organizational support and peer influence are important conditions.2 paths of "weak academic aspiration " can be categorized as the "incompetent" type and the "going with the flow" type.The lack of guidance is the core factor of "weak academic aspiration ",and the lack of willingness to study is an important cause of "weak academic aspiration".(3)Through the comparative analysis of the paths leading to strong/weak academic aspirations,it was concluded that: the level of academic aspirations of academic master’s degree students is the result of seven factors,and a single factor cannot lead to strong/weak academic aspirations,and the paths leading to strong/weak academic aspirations of academic master’s degree students are not equal;there is an asymmetric causal relationship between the mechanisms affecting the level of academic aspirations of academic master’s degree students.(4)Combining the core conditions and important conditions of the paths of strong/weak academic interest,the following insights are drawn: improving the effectiveness and relevance of mentoring,improving the incentive system of mentoring;improving the support of academic organizations,creating an environment conducive to the growth of interest;giving full play to subjective initiative,and promoting the enhancement of academic commitment and acquisition.