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ERIC Number: EJ393061
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Concepts of Ability and Effort in Japan and the United States.
Holloway, Susan D.
Review of Educational Research, v58 n3 p327-45 Fall 1988
A research review of ability and effort studies in the United States and Japan finds: (1) effort considered the primary determinant of achievement in Japan; (2) different concepts; and (3) the Japanese fostering task involvement through cooperation. Social structure may account for the attributional patterns of Japanese children. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Traits, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Personality, Psychological Characteristics, Research Reports
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Effort; Japan; United States