Justice, motivation and performance of students in Graduate
Degree Programs

RESUMO
O objetivo do estudo consiste em identificar a relação existente
entre a percepção de justiça acadêmica dos alunos e seu desempenho,
mediado pela motivação, em Programas de Pós-graduação
stricto sensu em contabilidade. A partir da obtenção de 110 respostas
identificou-se a presença de percepções de injustiça processual
e interacional, trazendo à tona a discussão sobre a importância de
determinar critérios e processos claros para que as notas ou conceitos
sejam atribuídos aos alunos. Ademais, identificou-se que a
motivação se apresentou como mediadora apenas da relação entre
justiça distributiva e desempenho, indicando que a atribuição de notas
pode afetar a motivação e, consequentemente, o desempenho
de estudantes.
Palavras-chave: Justiça acadêmica. Educação em contabilidade.Programas de pós-graduação em contabilidade.

ABSTRACT
The aim of the study is to identify the relationship between students'
perception of academic justice and their performance, mediated
by motivation, in Graduate Degree Programs in accounting. After
obtaining 110 responses, it was identified the presence of perceptions
of procedural and interactional injustice, bringing up the discussion
about the importance of determining clear criteria and processes
for the attribution of grades or concepts to students. In addition, it
was identified that motivation is a mediator only of the relationship
between distributive justice and performance, indicating that the attribution
of grades can affect the motivation and, consequently, the
performance of students.

Keywords: Classroom justice. Accounting education. Graduate
degree programs in accounting.

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