Motivation and Attribution at Secondary School
The role of ethnic group and gender
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12231981 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerda Siann (corresponding author), Pauline Lightbody, Ruth Stocks, David Walsh (0000-0003-4950-6830) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-274 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0253 • E-ISSN: 1360-0516 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540259621511 |
| OpenAlex | W2002831864 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Some 985 secondary school students completed a questionnaire as part of an investigation into the experiences of Asian girls in a secondary school arising out of a larger project concerned with motivational factors in educational attainment. Results indicated that (1) Asian girls enjoyed all aspects of school life as much or more than their non-Asian counterparts; (2) across both ethnic groups girls enjoyed all aspects of school except sports and clubs more than boys; (3) enjoyment of subjects followed sex stereotypical lines, irrespective of ethnicity: girls rated English, French, German, drama, music and home economics as significantly more enjoyable, and boys rated science, craft, design and technology, physical education, information technology and mathematics as more enjoyable; (4) irrespective of gender, Asian students reported more enjoyment of religious education, and lower enjoyment of drama, physical education and home economics; (5) irrespective of ethnic group, girls reported that there was not enough choice of subjects; and (6) Asian students of both sexes rated parents and friends as more important in contributing to academic success. These results are critiqued in a context that questions the desirability of conducting investigations such as this which dichotomise students into groups on the grounds of ethnicity
Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Drama · Educational attainment · Ethnic group · Pedagogy · Physical education · Sociology · Gender Studies · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2018 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |