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Attributional Style and School Truancy.
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Kee, Tony Tam Shui – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Argues that little research has been directed toward exploring cognitive variables that characterize students with poor school attendance. Presents the findings of a pilot study that compared a small sample of truants and non-truants on locus of control and attributional style. Finds that attributional style is a significant factor in explaining…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescents, Attendance, Attendance Patterns
Locus of Control, Attributional Style and Discipline Problems in Secondary Schools
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Tony, Tam Shui Kee – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
This article presents the findings of a study hypothesizing that school discipline problems are a maladaptive response to the demand of the school environment as a result of deficits in the area of locus of control and attributional style. The findings indicate that an external orientation of locus of control and a passive pattern of attribution…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Discipline Problems, Locus of Control
Home Thoughts from Abroad: Reflections on Education and Policy.
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Gammage, Philip – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Reflects on purposes of education, emphasizing that motivation, locus of control, self-esteem, and causal attribution are vital components of a sensitive curriculum. Discusses the role of formal education and the state, ambiguities underlying formal education, and the need for a person-centered approach to curriculum. Concludes with assertions…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Education