Abstract
Differences in achievement motivations and work values between various types of students are examined. The vocational model is contrasted with the collegiate and non-conformist groups. Using 276 students from Boston University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the relationships between types of students and their work values and motivational profiles were investigated by means of factor and discriminant analyses. Both comparisons (the vocational vs. the collegiate and the vocational type vs. the nonconformist) were statistically significant. The comparison between the vocational and academic types was not statistically significant. The results indicate that student self-descriptions on the Clark-Trow typology of academic orientations are associated with different profiles of both achievement motives and work values.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 187-199 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Research in Higher Education |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education