Personality and Achievement in a Suburban and an Inner City School 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10221900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry A Alker (Cornell University, corresponding author), Jonathan Wohl (Yeshiva University) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 101-113 |
| Publication date | 1972-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1972.tb00049.x |
| OpenAlex | W2061366862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
Three approaches to predicting academic achievement are compared: Rotter's external vs. internal fate control, Kogan and Wallach's rational vs. irrational risk taking, and Gough's role‐enactment capabilities for achievement in contexts demanding either independence or conformity. The Gough formulation accomplished the largest prediction in both the suburban and urban contexts; it also evidences the greatest sensitivity to context differences, with capability for achievement via conformity being significantly more highly rewarded in the urban school. A proposed integration of the findings from all formulations tested emphasizes the ambiguity prevalent in the urban setting between intellectual achievement and moral conformity
Academic achievement · Ambiguity · Conformity · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Irrational number · Personality · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology
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Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.
Equality of educational opportunity
Rationality and achievement
Internal versus external control of reinforcement
Internal‐External Control in the Motivational Dynamics of Negro Youth
Negro Academic Motivation and Performance
A Critique of Personality Approaches to Negro Performance, With Research Suggestions
Fantasy need achievement as a motivational construct
Anxiety in academic achievement situations
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 1976 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |