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ERIC Number: EJ590459
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
Motivational Indicators in the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China.
Rogers, Colin
Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v18 n3 p275-91 Sep 1998
Argues that cross-cultural studies need to recognize that motivation is a multifaceted concept. Reports on a small-scale comparison of United Kingdom and Chinese school students across measures of attributions for success and failure, goal orientations, and self-esteem. Discusses results in terms of motivation advantages, foci of student cognition, and cultural context. (DSK)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, High School Students, Self Esteem, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China; United Kingdom