TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation of the effects of school context and sex differences on students' motivational goal orientations
AU - Dowson, Martin
AU - McInerney, Dennis M.
AU - Nelson, Genevieve F.
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - It is widely postulated that school context characteristics and sex may influence students' motivational orientations. However, relatively little empirical evidence exists to support this postulate. Hence the present study sought to examine both the individual and interactive effects of school and sex differences on students' motivational goals. Participants were 602 middle school students. The effects of school and sex on three academic and five social goals were examined. Results suggest that school and (to a lesser extent) sex differences, as well as the interaction between the two, significantly influence students' motivational orientations. Results are discussed and interpreted within the framework of motivation psychology.
AB - It is widely postulated that school context characteristics and sex may influence students' motivational orientations. However, relatively little empirical evidence exists to support this postulate. Hence the present study sought to examine both the individual and interactive effects of school and sex differences on students' motivational goals. Participants were 602 middle school students. The effects of school and sex on three academic and five social goals were examined. Results suggest that school and (to a lesser extent) sex differences, as well as the interaction between the two, significantly influence students' motivational orientations. Results are discussed and interpreted within the framework of motivation psychology.
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U2 - 10.1080/01443410600941920
DO - 10.1080/01443410600941920
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33751570508
SN - 0144-3410
VL - 26
SP - 781
EP - 811
JO - Educational Psychology
JF - Educational Psychology
IS - 6
ER -