Educational Research Journal


Vol. 15 No. 1, Pages 143-165, Summer 2000

Australian and Filipino Students' Approaches to Learning, Conceptions of Learning, and Learner Self-Concepts: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Barry C. Dart
Hitendra Pillay
Paul C. Burnett
Abstract

This study investigated cross-cultural differences in approaches to learning, conceptions of learning and learner self-concepts. Three groups of secondary students participated in the study: Australian students attending school in Australia, Filipino students studying in Australia and Filipino students attending school in the Philippines Few cultural differences were found when the correlations between the dependent variables were compared for the three groups. However, significant differences were found between most of the dependent variables particularly for the Australian and Filipino students.

Key words: learning; cross-cultural; learner self-concept

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