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Direct linkHedayati, Nasibeh; Kuusisto, Elina; Gholami, Khalil; Tirri, Kirsi – Journal of Moral Education, 2017
This article examines Iranian secondary students' (N = 336) life purposes. Economic and hedonistic life goals were the most valued. Relationships in terms of having a family and children were also appreciated. In the students' views, religiousness was associated with social goals such as helping others in need and volunteering in the community.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Goal Orientation, Student Attitudes
Bundick, Matthew J.; Tirri, Kirsi – Applied Developmental Science, 2014
With the growing interest in the development of purpose in youth, one important role that requires attention is the school teacher. The current article explores student perceptions of the role teachers can play in fostering purpose in their students in the mid- and late adolescent years, and the teacher competencies that facilitate purpose…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Resources, Teacher Competencies, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Nokelainen, Petri; Tirri, Kirsi – High Ability Studies, 2010
In this paper we investigate whether the level of motivation among mathematically gifted adolescents is related to their moral and religious judgment. The sample consists of first-year students (N = 20) at a Finnish private and independent boarding school specializing in mathematics. We formulated the following research questions: (RQ1) Is the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Boarding Schools, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation
