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The Culture and Contexts of Achievement Motivation (2002)
Journal Article
Elliott, J., & Bempechat, J. (2002). The Culture and Contexts of Achievement Motivation. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 7-26

Argues that the psychosocial bases of achievement motivation, when integrated with principles of cultural anthropology and cultural psychology, will move both theory and research forward. Maintains that researchers should contextualize research quest... Read More about The Culture and Contexts of Achievement Motivation.

Achievement Motivation across Cultures: Some Puzzles and Their Implications for Future Research (2002)
Journal Article
Hufton, N., Elliott, J., & Illushin, L. (2002). Achievement Motivation across Cultures: Some Puzzles and Their Implications for Future Research. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 65-85

Discusses findings of a cross-cultural study of the relation between self-perception of academic competence and achievement, and attribution of achievement to effort or ability. Considers problems in fitting Anglo-American motivation theory with Russ... Read More about Achievement Motivation across Cultures: Some Puzzles and Their Implications for Future Research.

Do primary school science books for children show a concern for explanatory understanding? (2002)
Journal Article
Newton, L., Newton, D., Blake, A., & Brown, K. (2002). Do primary school science books for children show a concern for explanatory understanding?. Research in Science and Technological Education, 20(2), 227-240. https://doi.org/10.1080/0263514022000030471

Explanatory understanding is a valued goal in science education and yet research evidence suggests that, for a variety of reasons, it is not always a major concern of primary science teachers. Do primary science books show a concern for explanatory u... Read More about Do primary school science books for children show a concern for explanatory understanding?.

Questions That Help Children Understand Elementary Science (2002)
Journal Article
Newton, L. (2002). Questions That Help Children Understand Elementary Science

Explains the importance of good questioning skills on student learning and describes appropriate questioning types for specific purposes. (YDS)

Classroom influences on bullying (2002)
Journal Article
Roland, E., & Galloway, D. (2002). Classroom influences on bullying. Educational Research, 44(3), 299-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/0013188022000031597

The relationship between estimates of teachers' management of the class, the social structure of the class and bullying otherswas investigated by questionnaires answered by 2,002 pupils and 99 teachers in Norwegian primary schools. A path analysis de... Read More about Classroom influences on bullying.