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ERIC Number: EJ294190
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Achievement Motivation: An Investigation of Adolescents' Achievement Patterns.
Castenell, Louis A.
American Educational Research Journal, v20 n4 p503-10 Win 1983
Levels of general and area-specific achievement motivation for adolescents of varying backgrounds were assessed. General measures of achievement motivation revealed significant differences by race, sex, and social class. These factors exercised great influence on specific types of achievement behavior. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescents, Analysis of Variance, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Social Class, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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