Academic Motivation and the Culture of Schooling

by Hudley, Cynthia; Gottfried, Adele E.

• ISBN13: 9780195326819
• ISBN10: 0195326814
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Decades of reserach indicate the important connections among academic motivation and achievement, social relationships, and school culture. However, much of this research has been conducted in homogenous American schools serving middle class, average achieving, Anglo-student populations. Thisedited volume will argue that school culture is a reflection of the society in which the school is embedded and comprises various aspects, including induvidualism, competition, cultural stereotypes, and extrinsically guided values and rewards. They address three specific conceptual questions: How dodifferences in academic motivation for diverse groups of students change over time? How do students' social cognitions influence their motivational processes and outcomes in school? And what has been done to enhance academic motivation? To answer this last question, the contributers describeempirically validated intervention programs for improving academic motivation in students from elementary school through college.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xv
Introduction	p. 3
Examining Motivation Over Time
Competence Motivation in Head Start: An Early Childhood Link to Learning	p. 15
Low Academic Intrinsic Motivation as a Risk Factor for Adverse Educational Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study from Early Childhood Through Early Adulthood	p. 36
Students' Social Cognitions and Motivational Processes
Essential Solidarities for Understanding Latino Adolescents' Moral and Academic Engagement	p. 73
Sources of Influence on the College Goals, Sexual Behavior, and Childbearing Attitudes of Latina Girls in Alternative High Schools	p. 99
Cultural Continuity Between Home and School as a Predictor of Student Motivation: What We Know, What We Need to Learn, and Implications for Practice	p. 121
Cultural Mistrust, Academic Outcome Expectations, and Outcome Values Among African American Adolescent Males	p. 146
Responding to Self-Threats: Understanding Stigma in the Academic Domain	p. 165
Cultures in Contrast: Understanding the Influence of School Culture on Student Engagement	p. 187
Interventions to Enhance Academic Motivation
Scholar Identity and Academic Achievement in African American Adolescents: Is There a Connection?	p. 221
Peer-Assisted Learning: An Academic Strategy for Enhancing Motivation Among Diverse Students	p. 247
Conclusions and Commentary
Academic Motivation and the Culture of School: Thematic Integration	p. 277
Academic Motivation and the Culture of Schooling: Integration of Findings	p. 286
Social Competence, Sociocultural Contexts, and School Success	p. 297
Index	p. 311
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