Based on theory and research, social aspects like friendship and sense of relatedness are fundamental in the development of children's cultural identity and achievement of outcomes. It is argued that this is a motivational aspect often neglected in research studies focusing on students' motivation and learning. Theory and research on motivation…

Using Osgood's Semantic Differential, responses of Chicanos and Anglos on 5 concepts viewed as basic to the Mexican family structure were examined. The 5 concepts were self, mother, father, female, and male. (NQ)

Interviews in Lubbock, Texas questioned respondents of both ethnic groups on such modernity items as activity time orientation, integration with kin, trust, and occupational primacy. Mexican Americans were found to be more traditionalistic in orientation; 44 percent scored in the modern category compared to 92 percent of the Anglos. (DS)

Must an American Indian become white oriented to succeed in an institution of higher education in today's American society? The purpose of this paper was to lend insight into this question by examining the differences in the attitudes and values of American Indians and non-Indians attending a large western university. The premise upon which the…

Replicated study investigating cultural differences between Cuban immigrants and Anglo-Americans. The earlier study used a nonclinical adolescent population. This study used an adult population in outpatient treatment. Results indicated the groups differ in relational, temporal, and person-nature orientations, confirming previous findings and…

Historical changes reflected in the educational goals of black and white high school seniors in 1966 and 1972 were compared. The five orientation dimensions studied were aspiration, expectation, goal deflection, goal certainty, and goal intensity. Data were collected in the four contiguous Northeast Alabama counties of Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson,…

One of the most consistent empirical findings in the increasing research on the sociology of sport revealed that white urban male high school athletes manifest higher-level educational orientations than their non-athlete counterparts. This study expanded this empirical literature by assessing the nature of the athletic participation and…

The study tried to identify assumptions and intentions that Anglo teachers, children, and parents, and Chicano children and parents hold of each other, their perceptions of each other, the extent to which these perceptions are realistic, and the implications of cultural differences and similarities in the education of Chicanos. The sample used for…

The norms and behaviors appropriate to the world of work which are learned in school are expressed in teacher behavior and the classroom setting. Teacher behavior and classroom organization were examined to determine how they expressed work norms and in what ways they conflicted with the Spanish American culture. Behavioral measures were developed…

Value orientations and academic achievement of Mexican American and Anglo public school youth were studied with regard to (1) differences between Mexican American and Anglo values; (2) value differences within the Mexican American pupil subpopulation; and (3) the relationship between value orientations and academic achievement of Mexican American…

Responses to Snyder's Self-Monitoring Scale (SM) by 138 Mexican, 154 Mexican American, and 145 Anglo American undergraduates were analyzed to determine the scale's factorial structure. Clear differences existed in the structure of SM responses for the three ethnic/national groups showing that the meaning of subjects' responses was culturally…

A study of the educational status orientations of tenth grade Mexican-American and Anglo boys in economically depressed areas of Texas found that the 2 groups had similarly high educational goals. Detailed analysis of data revealed that Anglo boys had a tendency to express more frequently high educational goals as compared to their…

The study examines the nature of cross-cultural differences in value-attitude factors of achievement motivation between the Anglo American and Amerindian. Based on other research findings that high achievement motivation tends to correlate with high economic development, the rationale for this study is the documented need for optimal economic…