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Achievement Behaviour, Vocational Aspirations, And Action Research With High School Aboriginal Students
Author(s) -
Lett W. R.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1971.tb00477.x
Subject(s) - vocational education , coaching , project commissioning , action research , publishing , mathematics education , action (physics) , psychology , academic achievement , work (physics) , pedagogy , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , law , psychotherapist
An action research project designed to contribute to improved school performance and gain insights into educationally relevant dimensions of the behaviour of high school Aboriginal students was implemented in a country community. Attitudes to school and employment were assessed; achievement motivation, compared with white slow learners, was measured; and both coaching in academic work and vocational reality testing were provided for students. The presence of a surprising degree of achievement motivation is discussed as a variable of considerable importance which has been neglected in Aboriginal education.