Academic Motivation and the Culture of School in Childhood and Adolescence

• Is one of the first (and perhaps the only) volumes to focus on the role of school culture in shaping educational experiences, expectations, and therefore motivation in children and adolescents
• Integrates the concept of school culture across major theories of academic motivation
• Spans a broad spectrum of populations including age

Edited by Cynthia Hudley, Professor, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, and Adele E. Gottfried, Professor of Education, California State University, Northridge, USA

1: Introduction
2: Competence Motivation in Head Start: An Early Childhood Link to Learning
3: Low academic intrinsic motivation as a risk factor for adverse educational outcomes: A longitudinal study from early childhood through early adulthood
4: Essential Solidarities for Understanding Latino Adolescents' Moral and Academic Engagement
5: Sources of influence on the college goals, sexual behavior, and childbearing attitdes of Latina girls in alternative high schools
6: Cultural Continuity between Home and School as a Predictor of Student Motivation: What We Know, What We Need to Learn, and Implications for Practice
7: Cultural Mistrust, Academic Outcome Expectations, and Outcome Values Among African American Adolescent Males
8: Responding to self-threats: Understanding stigma in the academic domain
9: Cultures in contrast: Understanding the influence of school culture on student engagement
10: Scholar Identity and Academic Achievement in African American Adolescents: Is there a connection?
11: Peer Assisted Learning: An Academic Strategy for Enhancing Motivation Among Diverse Students
12: Academic Motivation and the Culture of School
13: Social Competence, Socio-Cultural Contexts, and School Success: A Commentary