THE SELF-IMAGE AND WISH PATTERNS OF THE UNDERACHIEVER

Authors

  • Arthur G. Storey University of Calgary
  • Ronald B. Clark Calgary Public School Board

Abstract

This study set itself the task of investigating the self-image and wish patterns of Grade VII underachievers as compared to those of their achieving peers. The findings indicate that underachievers are significantly more assertive and socially oriented than achievers, and that the latter show greater hostility and affective involvement. Underachievers wish to change in the direction of less social involvement and greater effectiveness, while their achieving counterparts wish for less effectiveness and greater social involvement.

Author Biographies

Arthur G. Storey, University of Calgary

ARTHUR G. STOREY, Ph.D. (Stanford), was co-author of a study, "Achievement as a Function of Assigned Grades," published in the McGill Journal of Education, Vol. II, no. 1. Dr. Storey is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Calgary.

Ronald B. Clark, Calgary Public School Board

RONALD B. CLARK is a teacher-counselor with the Calgary Public School Board and graduate student at the University of Calgary.

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Published

1968-04-01

How to Cite

Storey, A. G., & Clark, R. B. (1968). THE SELF-IMAGE AND WISH PATTERNS OF THE UNDERACHIEVER. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 3(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/6766

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 001 (1968)

Section

Articles