The Role of Time Perspective, Motivation, Attitude, and Preparation in Educational Choice and Study Progress

Table 2

Quotes about time perspective in the higher education choice process.

Time perspective	Interview	Quotes
ST	2	() “With regard to choosing Social Legal Services (SLS) it is important to me that I feel at ease and that I like the subjects” (OR9)
ST	1	() “I then started looking around and reading about it. I also went to an open day here. The information was very clear, I knew exactly what subjects I would get, they discussed everything elaborately” (FE10)
ST	2	() “I really like the contents of the education. I like all subjects. I thought that I wouldn’t like economics and tax law at all. Now that I’ve finished it, I think it is really interesting” (MH29)
ST	1	() “I actually like all of it. Because I really love law, I think it’s just really interesting” (PK48)
ST	2	() “I like the study Social Legal Services, but I don’t like the possible future professions” (OR6)
LT	1	() “Within Law, I like it that there is a diverse range of subjects…I want to go to university…I want to practice law later on. I want to continue my study at the university” (1LS11)
	2	() “I think it’s important that the subjects focus on the later profession. In law I can see what the future is, it’s clear which direction you’re heading, what the professions are. With my previous education, IBL (international business & languages), this was a bit ambiguous. You had to study subjects, IBL and didn’t study to g et a certain profession. That was not the case, but now it is”; () “In terms of future, I mustn’t expect to pass every subject. I am not motivated to swot for ambiguous subjects” (1LS11)
	3	() “I quitted because of the job perspective and the image that I got of the later profession. I didn’t want to end up in a boring office” (1LS11)
LT	2	() “I never looked at Law contents-wise, rather I looked at what I could become later on” (MH13)
LT	1	() “I mostly like the future job. I want to be a lawyer or a judge”…(OR1)
LT	1	() “I looked at the end goals. What can I achieve later on? And do I want to achieve this” (PK11)
LT	2	() “Yes I chose SLS only because of the later profession. I already liked the overview of subjects with Law better during the first interview. Perhaps it’s a challenge to get better results for these subjects” (PK14)
LT	1	() “It’s because of my uncle. He is a lawyer. So he inspired me to study Law” (PK29)
LT	1	() “My stepfather is an injury expert. I really like that profession. Then he said: if you study Law you will head into the same direction of my current profession” (OR10)
LT	2	() (question about talking about Law, with people in your environment) “…always with my father and mother. They want it the most that I go the university. Or at least that I anticipate on how to do this in the fastest and best way that I can. This weekend my father was completely shocked when he heard about the new legislation” (PK21)

After the first year you can no longer go automatically to university, without conditions.