Changes in new recruits' motivation and intentions to use a learning portfolio: a longitudinal investigation

Tombs, Michal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2789-5417 and Morgan, Phillip L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5672-0758 2018. Changes in new recruits' motivation and intentions to use a learning portfolio: a longitudinal investigation. Police Journal 91 (2) , pp. 188-202. 10.1177/0032258X17699227

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine motivation and intentions to complete a learning portfolio. Seventy newly recruited Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) at a UK police constabulary completed questionnaires at four different time points during training that examined their perceptions of the instrumentality of the learning portfolio and their intention to complete it. Results revealed decreases in motivation and intention over the four training periods, with substantially lower ratings six months into training. This study provides insight of the malleability of motivation and attitudes towards the learning portfolio, suggesting that trainers should pay more attention to motivational processes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	SAGE Publications (UK and US)
ISSN:	0032-258X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 October 2017
Date of Acceptance:	18 February 2017
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 18:41
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/104991

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