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Article: “Socializing” Achievement Goal Theory: The Need for Social Goals
Title | “Socializing” Achievement Goal Theory: The Need for Social Goals |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Social goals Achievement goals Socially-oriented achievement motivation Cross-cultural motivation |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | Springer (India) Private Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/psychology/journal/12646 |
Citation | Psychological Studies, 2012, v. 57 n. 1, p. 112-116 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Cultures shape the types of goals that students pursue in the classroom. However, research in achievement goal theory seems to have neglected this cultural aspect with its exclusive focus on individualistically-based goals such as mastery and performance goals. This emphasis on mastery and performance goals may reflect Western individualist psychological thinking. Thus, social goals, which may be more salient in collectivist cultures, are relatively neglected. There is a dearth of studies investigating the role of social goals in academic motivation, and the few studies that did explore them are somewhat problematic. This paper reviews research done within the achievement goal theory, considers the need for more studies on social goals, and concludes with the argument that social goals are important in understanding student motivation especially in collectivist cultures. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/164710 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.430 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | King, RB | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Watkins, DA | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-20T08:08:07Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-20T08:08:07Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Psychological Studies, 2012, v. 57 n. 1, p. 112-116 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0033-2968 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/164710 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Cultures shape the types of goals that students pursue in the classroom. However, research in achievement goal theory seems to have neglected this cultural aspect with its exclusive focus on individualistically-based goals such as mastery and performance goals. This emphasis on mastery and performance goals may reflect Western individualist psychological thinking. Thus, social goals, which may be more salient in collectivist cultures, are relatively neglected. There is a dearth of studies investigating the role of social goals in academic motivation, and the few studies that did explore them are somewhat problematic. This paper reviews research done within the achievement goal theory, considers the need for more studies on social goals, and concludes with the argument that social goals are important in understanding student motivation especially in collectivist cultures. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer (India) Private Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/psychology/journal/12646 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Psychological Studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Social goals | - |
dc.subject | Achievement goals | - |
dc.subject | Socially-oriented achievement motivation | - |
dc.subject | Cross-cultural motivation | - |
dc.title | “Socializing” Achievement Goal Theory: The Need for Social Goals | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | King, RB: ronnel.king@gmail.com | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Watkins, DA: hrfewda@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12646-011-0140-8 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 211021 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 57 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 112 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 116 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | India | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0033-2968 | - |