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ERIC Number: EJ303674
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Educational and Career Confidence and Motivation among Female and Male Undergraduates.
Stake, Jayne E.
American Educational Research Journal, v21 n3 p565-78 Fall 1984
Changes in six measures of achievement-related motivation and confidence were tested in a longitudinal study of 138 women and 96 men during their first year at a midwestern university. Findings suggest that, for these measures, assimilation into the campus environment had a positive effect on men but not on women. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Careers, College Environment, College Freshmen, Full Time Students, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Multivariate Analysis, Part Time Students, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Student Educational Objectives, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Note: This study was supported by a Faculty Research Grant from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.