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ERIC Number: EJ406342
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Japanese and American Children's Reasons for the Things They Do in School.
Hamilton, V. Lee; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v26 n4 p545-71 Win 1989
The reasons 184 American and 399 Japanese fifth-graders gave for achievement and good conduct in school were compared. Responses of Japanese children may reflect stronger identification with adult authority. Japanese children gave fewer external reasons for actions than their American counterparts. Implications for the study of motivation are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Locus of Control, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan; United States
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