The Effect of Work Expectations and Family Environment on Interest in Continuing Postgraduate Studies (S2) in Economics Education Students

Abstract

Someone who continues his studies is something that needs to be done in achieving his goals. A person in continuing his studies at a higher level is influenced by various factors including work expectations and the environment. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to determine the effect of work expectations and family environment on the interest in continuing postgraduate education (S2) in economic education students. The methodology of this research is ex-post facto with a quantitative approach. Respondents in this research were students of economic education at the University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu (UMB) class of 2016 which amounted to 60 students who were taken with a total sampling technique. Methods of data analysis using multiple regression. The results of the research are as follows: 1). Work expectations have a positive and significant effect on interest in continuing postgraduate education (S2), 2). Family environment has a positive and significant effect on interest in continuing postgraduate education (S2), and 3). Work expectations and family environment together affect the interest in continuing postgraduate education (S2) by 30.60% and 69.40% influenced by variables outside this research.