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Motivational theory has tended to focus on internal psychological processes, this volume reminds us that contextual factors are also important contributors to motivation and achievement. It includes chapters that address the role of context in educational settings including classroom and school analyses, family contexts, work settings, and others.
Sommario
List of contributors. Foreword (T.C. Urdan). Research on motivation in education: past, present, and future (J. Brophy). Achievement motivation within a pressured society: intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to learn and the politics of school reform (R.M. Ryan, J.L. Guardia). Integrating classroom context into motivation theory and research: rationales, methods, and implications (J.C. Turner, D.K. Meyer). Interpreting messages about motivation in the classroom: examining the effects of achievement goal structures (T.C. Urdan et al.). Family obligation and the academic motivation of adolescents from immigrant and American-born families (A.J. Fuligni, V. Tseng). Motivation within and across cultural-educational contexts: a multi-dimensional perspective (S. Volet). Students' multiple worlds: an anthropological approach to understanding students' engagement with school (A. Locke Davidson, P. Phelan). Burnout and engagement in the workplace: a contextual analysis (C. Maslach, M.P. Leiter). Expanding the discussion of social perceptions and academic outcomes: mechanisms and contextual influences (L. Hicks Anderman). Author index. Subject index.
Riassunto
Motivational theory has tended to focus on internal psychological processes, this volume reminds us that contextual factors are also important contributors to motivation and achievement. It includes chapters that address the role of context in educational settings including classroom and school analyses, family contexts, work settings, and others.
