Sex Differences in Achievement/Career Motivation of Iranian Boys and Girls.

Tohidi, Nayareh

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ERIC Number: EJ306072

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Publication Date: 1984

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Sex Differences in Achievement/Career Motivation of Iranian Boys and Girls.

Tohidi, Nayareh

Sex Roles, v11 n5-6 p467-84 Sep 1984

The influences on career/achievement motivation of a group of 220 Iranian high school seniors were studied. Community discrimination and resources played strong roles in predicting career motivation. Females as a group scored lower than males in motivation, but females of upper socioeconomic status scored highest of any sub-group. (KH)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Females, High School Students, High Schools, Motivation, Occupational Aspiration, Religious Factors, Self Actualization, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Socioeconomic Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Iran

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