ERIC Number: EJ1197018
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 23
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ISSN: EISSN-2158-2440
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Factors Influencing Academic Motivation of Ethnic Minority Students: A Review
Isik, Ulviye; Tahir, Omaima El; Meeter, Martijn; Heymans, Martijn W.; Jansma, Elise P.; Croiset, Gerda; Kusurkar, Rashmi A.
SAGE Open, v8 n2 Apr 2018
The aim of this study to create a comprehensive overview of factors that may influence motivation of ethnic minority students from their own perspective. A systematic review was conducted in PubMed, ERIC, and PsycINFO to find studies in which the motivation of ethnic minority students was studied. The articles reviewed were qualitatively synthesized by means of meta-ethnography, and were subjected to a quantitative meta-analysis where appropriate. Forty-five articles were included. Several factors were found to have either a positive or a negative influence on academic motivation, which can be classified into individual, family-related, school-related, and social factors. These factors should be taken into account when developing interventions aimed at enhancing motivation, which is expected to improve. However, evidence for the influence of most identified factors is weak, given that almost every factor was investigated in a single study only. Based on the outcomes of the current overview an integrative model, that provides a structure of the identified factors in relation to motivation which can be used for interventions, cannot be generated; thus, further research is needed.
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, College Students, Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries, Well Being, Self Efficacy, Educational Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Student Characteristics, Study Skills, Ethnicity, Racial Identification, Family Characteristics, Student Experience, Educational Environment, Peer Relationship, Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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