Cooperative-Competitive Social Orientation and School Achievement among Anglo-American and Mexican-American Children.

Knight, George P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ266510

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Publication Date: 1982-Apr

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Cooperative-Competitive Social Orientation and School Achievement among Anglo-American and Mexican-American Children.

Knight, George P.; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v7 n2 p97-106 Apr 1982

The relative influence of cooperative-competitive social orientation on school achievement for Anglo-American and Mexican-American children was assessed. The importance of competitiveness for Anglo-American children and the moderate relationship of other personality variables to achievement in both groups is shown. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Competition, Cooperation, Cultural Influences, Intermediate Grades, Locus of Control, Mexican Americans, Personality Measures, Predictor Variables, Self Esteem

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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