Achievement Motivation and Level of Aspiration: Adolescent Ethiopian Immigrants in the Israeli Education System.

Horowitz, Tamar Ruth; Mosher, Naftalie

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ERIC Number: EJ553505

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Publication Date: 1997

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Achievement Motivation and Level of Aspiration: Adolescent Ethiopian Immigrants in the Israeli Education System.

Horowitz, Tamar Ruth; Mosher, Naftalie

Adolescence, v32 n125 p169-80 Spr 1997

Compared 88 Ethiopian students with 85 Israeli students to investigate the formers' achievement motivation. Findings indicate that there are some elements in the socialization of Ethiopian students, such as a high level of aspiration and the ability to postpone gratification, that can be looked upon as components of achievement motivation. (RJM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescents, Aspiration, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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