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Publication Date: 1992
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Dimensions of School Motivation: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study.
McInerney, Dennis M.; Sinclair, Kenneth E.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v23 n3 p389-406 Sep 1992
Examines M. L. Maehr's Personal Investment Model of motivation. Presents evidence for the usefulness of the theoretical framework and the validity of the Inventory of School Motivation, based on the theory, using data for 2,152 high school students from aboriginal (n=492), migrant (n=487), and Anglo (n=1,173) backgrounds in Australia. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Junior High School Students, Migrants, Minority Group Children, Models, Secondary Education, Student Motivation, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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