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Title: The Social Utility of Performance-Approach Goals in a Selective Educational Environment
Language: English
Authors: Jury, Mickaël (ORCID 0000-0003-2004-6682), Darnon, Céline, Dompnier, Benoit, Butera, Fabrizio
Source: Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal. Mar 2017 20(1):215-235.
Availability: Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2017
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Social Structure, Power Structure, Experiments, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Role of Education, Socialization
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-016-9354-x
ISSN: 1381-2890
Abstract: According to the recent research, the educational system fulfills both an educational function (i.e., teaching and training students) and a selection function (i.e., determining students' future position in the social hierarchy), particularly in higher education. It has been argued that in the university system the selection function provides a social utility value to performance-approach goals (i.e., the goal to demonstrate one's own competences relative to others), which in turn increases the extent to which students endorse these goals. Two experiments investigated the influence of the salience of the selection function on performance-approach goals' social value and endorsement. The results showed that the salience of the selection function increased both performance-approach goal endorsement (experiment 1 and 2) and performance-approach goals' social utility (experiment 2). These goals' social utility contributes to explaining the effect of the salience of the selection function on performance-approach goal endorsement. Limitations of the present experiments and practical implications are discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 59
Entry Date: 2017
Accession Number: EJ1138527
Database: ERIC
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