Culture, motivation and learning : a multicultural perspective /

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Imprint:Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Publishing, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 398 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11157982
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Other authors / contributors:Salili, Farideh.
Hoosain, R. (Rumjahn)
ISBN:9781607526018
1607526018
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 25, 2012).
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Culture, motivation, and learning : a multicultural perspective / Farideh Salili / Rumjahn Hoosain
  • 2. Culturalizing educational psychology / Frank Pajares
  • 3. Cultural interpretations of achievement motivation : a situated perspective / Revathy Kumar / Martin L. Maehr
  • 4. Expectancy and value as predictors of Chinese students' achievement goals / Irene T. Ho / Farideh Salili / Kit-Tai Hau
  • 5. Culture and motivation to learn : exploring the generalizability of achievement goal theory / Mane Zusho / Hyacinth Njoku
  • 6. Understanding the effect of culture on the pursuit of multiple goals, perception of learning conditions and the quality of cooperative learning / Monique Boekaerts / Daphne Hijzen
  • 7. Is mastery orientation always beneficial for learning? / Anastasia Efklides / Fotini Dina
  • 8. Personal investment, culture, and learning : insights into the most salient influences on school achievement across cultural groups / Dennis M. McInerney
  • 9. Learning through collaboration : is there a multicultural perspective? / Alison F. Carton
  • 10. nature of competition : the views of students from three regions of the People's Republic of China / David Watkins
  • 11. Competion and cooperation in schools : an English, Hungarian, and Slovenian comparison / Maria Fulop / Alistair Ross / Marjanca Pergar Kuscer / Cveta Razdevsek Pucko
  • 12. Understanding achievement motivation within the context of racial stratification : racial identity and academic adjustment among African Americans / Deborali Rivas / Tabbye Chavous
  • 13. Achievement motivation among African American college students at predominantly white institutions : risk and protective processes related to group identity and contextual experiences / Tabbye Chavous / Courtney Cogburn / Tiffany Griffin / Jennifer Maddox / Robert Sellers.