Miss Maria Neledva
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Marketing
College of Business and Law
I am a second year PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide within the marketing discipline. Having completed my bachelor's degree in psychological sciences, my doctoral research adopts a cross-disciplinary approach and unites these two research passions.Currently, I am focused on exploring student motivation in higher education and tertiary learning settings. My work examines a range of emerging factors: psychological, social, institutional etc. that may influence student motivation levels. By bridging together my research and practice, my research outcomes strive to empower educators and policymakers to foster future student success.
Literature has revealed a global decline of motivation among tertiary level students. The research project aims to understand the key emerging resistance factors as well as drive factors within students. Current motivation frameworks focus on a two-factor relationship (i.e. when one factor increases, the other decreases), ignoring the dynamic nature of human motivation. A fluid, multi-factor conceptual framework of motivation is proposed, enhanced through semi-structured interviews and a large-scale survey of Australian tertiary level students. Findings hope to establish a root cause of motivation decline as well as potentially influence policy makers to change education approaches within tertiary institutes.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| French | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Russian | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Neledva, M., Agarwal, A., & Wilkie, D. (2024). A conceptual exploration of motivation types as antecedents to subsequent tertiary learning outcomes. In Convergence of Business Research, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Western Sydney University. |
| 2022 | Sandiford, P., Agarwal, A., Cheesman-Dutton, N., & Neledva, M. (2022). Creative writing as scholarly business research: the contribution of a literary literature. In Flourising in our New Normal. Griffith University. |
Experience taking university tutorials in:
• ENTREP 3000 Innovation and Creativity
• MARKETNG 7023 Understanding Consumers (M)
• MARKETNG 7032 Strategic Brand Management (M)
• MARKETNG 3504 Service Design and Marketing
• MARKETNG 2506 Building & Managing Brands
• MARKETNG 2501 Consumer Behaviour
• MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing
• MARKETNG 2006 Delivering Customer Insight
• MARKETNG 2010 Marketing Strategy
Running courses, delivering lectures and carrying out admin procedures:
• MARKETNG 7023 Understanding Consumers (M)
• MARKETNG 3504 Service Design and Marketing (co-course coordinator)
• MARKETNG 7032 Strategic Brand Management (M)
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