Academic motivation and the culture of school in childhood and adolescence / [edited by] Cynthia Hudley, Adele Eskeles Gottfried.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hudley, Cynthia.

Gottfried, Adele Eskeles.

Series:

Child development in cultural context.

Child development in cultural context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motivation in education.

School environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Decades of research indicate the important connections among academic motivation and achievement, social relationships, and school culture. However, much of this research has been conducted in homogenous American schools serving middle class, average achieving, Anglo-student populations. This edited volume will argue that school culture is a reflection of the society in which the school is embedded and comprises various aspects, including individualism, competition, cultural stereotypes, and extrinsically guided values and rewards. They address three specific conceptual questions: How do diffe

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; PART 1 Examining Motivation Over Time; 2 Competence Motivation in Head Start: An Early Childhood Link to Learning; 3 Low Academic Intrinsic Motivation as a Risk Factor for Adverse Educational Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study from Early Childhood Through Early Adulthood; PART 2 Students' Social Cognitions and Motivational Processes; 4 Essential Solidarities for Understanding Latino Adolescents' Moral and Academic Engagement; 5 Sources of Influence on the College Goals, Sexual Behavior, and Childbearing Attitudes of Latina Girls in Alternative High Schools

6 Cultural Continuity Between Home and School as a Predictor of Student Motivation: What We Know, What We Need to Learn, and Implications for Practice7 Cultural Mistrust, Academic Outcome Expectations, and Outcome Values Among African American Adolescent Males; 8 Responding to Self-Threats: Understanding Stigma in the Academic Domain; 9 Cultures in Contrast: Understanding the Influence of School Culture on Student Engagement; PART 3 Interventions to Enhance Academic Motivation; 10 Scholar Identity and Academic Achievement in African American Adolescents: Is There a Connection?

11 Peer-Assisted Learning: An Academic Strategy for Enhancing Motivation Among Diverse StudentsPART 4 Conclusions and Commentary; 12 Academic Motivation and the Culture of School: Thematic Integration; 13 Academic Motivation and the Culture of Schooling: Integration of Findings; 14 Social Competence, Sociocultural Contexts, and School Success; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Series statement from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-020809-0

1-281-51512-4

0-19-971675-7

9786611515126

OCLC:

437092095