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Bruno, Alisée; Jury, Mickaël; Toczek-Capelle, Marie-Christine; Darnon, Céline – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2019
Abundant research has shown that the endorsement of performance-avoidance goals in academic contexts is associated with negative outcomes, including poor academic achievement. The present study tests students' social class as a moderator of the relationship between performance-avoidance goals and achievement. Two hundred thirty students (106…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Social Class, Educational Attainment, Parent Background
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Jury, Mickaël; Darnon, Céline; Dompnier, Benoit; Butera, Fabrizio – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2017
According to the recent research, the educational system fulfills both an educational function (i.e., teaching and training students) and a selection function (i.e., determining students' future position in the social hierarchy), particularly in higher education. It has been argued that in the university system the selection function provides a…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Social Structure