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ERIC Number: EJ545456
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Cultural Perspectives on School Motivation: The Relevance and Application of Goal Theory.
McInerney, Dennis M.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v34 n1 p207-36 Spr 1997
Whether goals held by students from diverse cultural backgrounds differ and the relationship of these goals to school motivation and achievement were studied with 2,156 Australian (Anglo, immigrant, and Aboriginal), 529 Navajo, and 198 Canadian Montagnais Betsiamite Indian secondary school students. Cross cultural and educational implications are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Indigenous Populations, Navajo (Nation), Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Canada; Goal Theory; United States
Note: Research supported in part by grants from the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur (Australia).