1st Edition

Social Goals in the Classroom Findings on Student Motivation and Peer Relations

Edited By Martin H. Jones Copyright 2020
280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Social Goals in the Classroom is the first volume to comprehensively examine the variety of students’ non-academic goals and motivations within the classroom. Each expertly written chapter defines and investigates a particular aspect of students’ social objectives before addressing related findings on academic performance, interpersonal outcomes, and directions for future research.... Read more
Part I: Overview  1. The Social Side of Classrooms: Introducing Social Goals and the Book's Purpose  2. Social Goals: A Historical Overview  Part II: Social Goals  3. Academic or Social Focus Toward School  4. Social Achievment Goals  5. Social Dominance Goals  6. Prosocial Goals  7. Revenge Goals  8. Cool Goals  9. Popularity/Antisocial Goals  Part III: Social Goals in Context  10. Social Goals in Context: Asian Students  11. Social Goals in Context: African American Students  12. Social Goals in Context: Latinx Students  13. Social Goals in Context: Sexuality and Gender Diversity  14. Social Goals in Context: Social Media  Part IV: In Conclusion  15. Social Goals: Conclusions and Future Directions

Biography

Martin H. Jones, PhD, is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of New Mexico, USA.