The Social Utility of Performance-Approach Goals in a Selective Educational Environment
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| Title: | The Social Utility of Performance-Approach Goals in a Selective Educational Environment |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jury, Mickaël (ORCID |
| 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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