Academic Motivation and the Culture of School in Childhood and Adolescence

by Adele Eskeles Gottfried and Cynthia Hudley

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195326814
• ISBN13: 9780195326819
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"