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Academic motivation

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The Predictive Relationship Between Cultural Identity, Value Orientation, Acculturation And The Cross-Cultural Student's Academic Motivation In The International School Setting, Dennis Steve Smith Aug 2015

The Predictive Relationship Between Cultural Identity, Value Orientation, Acculturation And The Cross-Cultural Student's Academic Motivation In The International School Setting, Dennis Steve Smith

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This predictive correlational study examined the relationships between academic motivation and cultural identity, value orientation, and acculturation for a cross-cultural student population in an international school setting. This study was conducted at an international school in Thailand and all high school students (grade 10-12) enrolled during the 2014-2015 school year comprised the sample population. Participants completed an online survey comprised of the Portraits Value Questionnaire (PVQ), Socio-Cultural Adaptive Scale (SCAS), and a subscale of the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Styles (PALS 2000) instruments as well as a short demographic questionnaire. The results of the survey were analyzed using hierarchical multiple …