Sushila Niles
Biographic Data
| ID | 7110924 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sushila Niles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sushila |
| FAMILY NAME | Niles |
| SIGNATURE | NILES S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Territory University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Achievement Goals And Means: A Cultural Comparison
Recent research suggests that achievement-related behavior is culture specific and multifaceted. It is argued that achievement goals as well as means of achievement are oriented predominantly toward the individual in some cultures and toward the collective in others. A study was designed to examine achievement goals and means in two different cultures; one identified as individualist (consisting of a sample of 259 Anglo-Australians aged between 1…
Attitudes toward Suicide: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Singaporean and Australian University Students
The Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ), a measure of attitudes toward suicide, was administered to two samples of university students, one from Singapore ( n = 100) and one from Australia ( n = 82). Of the fifteen SOQ factors, ten showed statistically significant mean differences, with Singaporean students endorsing greater disagreement on the factors of Acceptability and Demographic aspects, and Australian students endorsing greater disagreemen…
Migrants and multiculturalism: A survey of attitudes in darwin
The policy of multiculturalism has been enthusiastically endorsed by the Australian Government. However, the question arises as to whether this enthusiasm is matched by a similar view at the societal level. This study investigates the attitudes of Australian-born residents of Darwin in Northern Australia toward a number of issues relating to migrants and multiculturalism. Specifically, the study focuses on three research questions: (a) What is th…
Migrants and multiculturalism: A survey of attitudes in darwin
The policy of multiculturalism has been enthusiastically endorsed by the Australian Government. However, the question arises as to whether this enthusiasm is matched by a similar view at the societal level. This study investigates the attitudes of Australian-born residents of Darwin in Northern Australia toward a number of issues relating to migrants and multiculturalism. Specifically, the study focuses on three research questions: (a) What is th…
Achievement Goals And Means: A Cultural Comparison
Recent research suggests that achievement-related behavior is culture specific and multifaceted. It is argued that achievement goals as well as means of achievement are oriented predominantly toward the individual in some cultures and toward the collective in others. A study was designed to examine achievement goals and means in two different cultures; one identified as individualist (consisting of a sample of 259 Anglo-Australians aged between 1…
Attitudes toward Suicide: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Singaporean and Australian University Students
The Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ), a measure of attitudes toward suicide, was administered to two samples of university students, one from Singapore ( n = 100) and one from Australia ( n = 82). Of the fifteen SOQ factors, ten showed statistically significant mean differences, with Singaporean students endorsing greater disagreement on the factors of Acceptability and Demographic aspects, and Australian students endorsing greater disagreemen…
Migrants and multiculturalism: A survey of attitudes in darwin
The policy of multiculturalism has been enthusiastically endorsed by the Australian Government. However, the question arises as to whether this enthusiasm is matched by a similar view at the societal level. This study investigates the attitudes of Australian-born residents of Darwin in Northern Australia toward a number of issues relating to migrants and multiculturalism. Specifically, the study focuses on three research questions: (a) What is th…
Achievement Goals And Means: A Cultural Comparison
Recent research suggests that achievement-related behavior is culture specific and multifaceted. It is argued that achievement goals as well as means of achievement are oriented predominantly toward the individual in some cultures and toward the collective in others. A study was designed to examine achievement goals and means in two different cultures; one identified as individualist (consisting of a sample of 259 Anglo-Australians aged between 1…
Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Attendance (1 works) · Church attendance (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works)