The Attitude of Graduate students toward Research and their Intention to Conduct Research in the Future

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between cognitive and affective attitudes of students toward research and their intention to conduct research. To support the objective of the study, theories along human attitude and human behaviour, the concept of academic research was reviewed, and studies in line with the current study were also reviewed. The study uses descriptive, correlational, and quantitative methods. The population of the study was all Master of Business Administration students of Divine Word Colleges in the Ilocos Region. The data were gathered through validated questionnaires. To interpret the data, statistical tools were used, such as the weighted mean was applied to determine the level of cognitive and affective attitude of students and their behavioural intention to conduct research. While Pearson r was used to determine the relationship between cognitive and affective attitude and behavioural intention to conduct research. The study found that there is a correlation between cognitive and affective attitude, both positive and negative attitudes, toward research and the intention to conduct research. Thus, the hypothesis of the study is accepted.