Citation

McInerney DM, Roche LA, McInerney V, Marsh HW. Am. Educ. Res. J. 1997; 34(1): 207-236.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, American Educational Research Association, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.3102/00028312034001207

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine whether the goals held by students from diverse cultural backgrounds differ and to determine the relationship of these goals to school motivation and achievement. Participants completed a self-report instrument (the Inventory of School Motivation) based on goal theory. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to establish the adequacy of the instrument for use across the selected groups. Group differences were analyzed through the application of ANOVA. Finally, multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between the goals held by the participants and school achievement criteria.