Cultural invariance of goal orientation and self-efficacy in New Zealand: Relations with achievement

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 92-111

  Meissel, Kane ^a   Rubie Davies, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Achievement; Cultural context; Mastery goals; Mathematics; Motivation; Performance goals; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 84957851576     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12103     Document Type: Article

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