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ERIC Number: EJ258554
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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Opinions of School, Academic Motivation and School Adjustment in the First Year of Secondary Education: Pilot Study in West Yorkshire.
Smith, D.J.
Educational Studies, v7 n3 p177-83 Sep 1981
Describes a study which examined English students' academic motivation and attitudes toward school during their first year of secondary education. Students completed sentences describing the best and worst aspects of school and the sources of their academic motivations. Findings showed students liked school and were motivated by future employment needs. (AM)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Education, Educational Research, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England (Yorkshire)