CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL MOTIVATION - THE RELEVANCE AND APPLICATION OF GOAL THEORY

The aim of this research was to determine whether the goals held by st udents from diverse cultural backgrounds differ and to determine the r elationship of these goals to school motivation and achievement. Parti cipants completed a self-report instrument (the Inventory of School Mo tivation) based on goal theory. Confirmatory factor analyses were cond ucted to establish the adequacy of the instrument for use across the s elected groups. Group differences were analyzed through the applicatio n of ANOVA. Finally, multiple regression analyses were conducted to ex amine the relationship between the goals held by the participants and school achievement criteria.