Examining the role of social goals in school: A study in two collectivist cultures.

Authors :: King, Ronnel B.
McInerney, Dennis M.
Watkins, David A.
Source :: European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.); Dec2013, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p1505-1523, 19p
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Achievement goal theorists have mostly focused on the role of mastery and performance goals in the school setting with little attention being paid to social goals. The aim of this study was to explore the role of social goals in influencing educational outcomes in two collectivist cultures: Hong Kong and the Philippines. Results showed that social goals were able to predict additional variance in various adaptive educational outcomes even after controlling for the effects of mastery and performance goals. Implications for cross-cultural research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: SCHOOLS & society
STUDENT aspirations
CROSS-cultural differences
EDUCATION

Language :: English
ISSN :: 02562928
Volume :: 28
Issue :: 4
Database :: Complementary Index
Journal :: European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.)
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 91944657
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-013-0179-0

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