The goals of schooling: developmental and cross-cultural perspectives
Grant Data
Project Title
The goals of schooling: developmental and cross-cultural perspectives
Principal Investigator
Professor Watkins, David Arthur
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor McInerney Dennis
(Co-Investigator)
Dr McInerney Valentina
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
27
Start Date
1999-10-01
Amount
786000
Conference Title
The goals of schooling: developmental and cross-cultural perspectives
Presentation Title
Keywords
null
Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
HKU 7157/99H
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
1999
Status
Completed
Objectives
To determine how the goals that students from diverse cultural backgrounds pursue are related to school motivation and achievement, and how these golas are developed in the context of cultural background, family, society and school.