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Achievement motivation across cultures: Some puzzles and their implications for future research
Author(s) -
Hufton Neil,
Elliott Julian G.,
Illushin Leonid
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.44
Subject(s) - psychology , meaning (existential) , context (archaeology) , cultural influence , social psychology , need for achievement , cross cultural , cultural diversity , context effect , developmental psychology , sociology , social science , linguistics , paleontology , philosophy , anthropology , word (group theory) , psychotherapist , biology
Cross‐cultural study of motivation to learn in school suggests that many constructs may not generalize across cultures. Culturally sensitive, multimethod approaches that can research meaning making may increase understanding of motivation in context.