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Social and Personal Identities: Their Influence on Scholastic Effort.
- Source :
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Review of Social Economy . Mar2015, Vol. 73 Issue 1, p19-33. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- When analysing the influence of identity on the motivations of scholastic effort, it is crucial to consider both social and personal identities. A child's social identity can be shaped by family background through the transmission of parental values vis-à-vis educational aspirations and achievements. As to personal identity, children may show a different locus of control over the successes and failures of their scholastic effort. In this paper, I develop an in-depth analysis of these aspects of social and personal identities and the nature of their interaction, and consider their influence on a child's effort in school through a theoretical model. Overall, the results from the model show that a (non-)pro-school social identity influenced by family background and locus of control along with their antagonistic or complementary interaction play a key role in determining children's scholastic effort by influencing their motivations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00346764
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Review of Social Economy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100421888
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00346764.2014.986968