NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Aboriginal Students' Perceptions of School.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Maxwell, T. W.; Hansford, Brian; Bennett, Tony – McGill Journal of Education, 1997
Focuses on Aboriginal students' perceptions of their lives in schools and their teachers and their aspirations. Indicates that students have a vocational orientation to school life, do not have high self-esteem, admire teachers' interpersonal characteristics, and perceive teachers' expectations to differ from peers' expectations. Identifies…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Associations between Students' Perceptions of Mathematics Classroom Environment and Self-Handicapping in Australian and Canadian High Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dorman, Jeffrey P.; Ferguson, Janet M. – McGill Journal of Education, 2004
Research investigating the relationship between classroom environment and self-handicapping was conducted in Australian and Canadian high schools. A sample of 2,006 students responded to a questionnaire that assessed student perceptions of classroom environment and self-handicapping. Simple and multiple correlational analyses showed that classroom…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, High School Students