A Cross-Cultural Look at Achievement Motivation Research.

Castenell, Louis

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Publication Date: 1984

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A Cross-Cultural Look at Achievement Motivation Research.

Castenell, Louis

Journal of Negro Education, v53 n4 p435-43 Fall 1984

Urges that the impact of race on achievement motivation be reinvestigated, especially the tendency for ethnocentric beliefs in this area to lead to a culture-specific definition. Reviews the literature on comparative studies of Black and White motivation and suggests new research directions. (RDN)

Descriptors: Achievement Need, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Methods Research, Racial Bias, Racial Differences, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Student Motivation, Test Bias, White Students

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