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The virtue of culture in understanding motivation at school: Commentary on the special issue on culture and motivation
Author(s) -
Guay Frédéric
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/bjep.12105
Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , psychology , context (archaeology) , virtue , goal theory , affect (linguistics) , self determination theory , social psychology , pedagogy , interpersonal communication , epistemology , autonomy , political science , law , paleontology , philosophy , communication , biology
Students' higher level of motivation is not based solely on intrapersonal factors as innate characteristics, but also on contexts in which students are supposed to develop their competencies. Thus, the cultural context is expected to shape motivation. Values and beliefs shared by a cultural group will affect students' motivation to learn and educational outcomes. This special issue on culture and motivation presents a collection of ground‐breaking research ideas that advance our knowledge on how motivation is shaped by the cultural context and how motivation processes are affected by the cultural milieu. Hopefully, this special issue will stimulate new research that will advance our understanding of motivation at school.