Dm. Mcinerney et al., CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL MOTIVATION - THE RELEVANCE AND APPLICATION OF GOAL THEORY, American educational research journal, 34(1), 1997, pp. 207-236
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.