Abstract
What little motivational research is directed toward the practical world of education is primarily addressed to classroom teachers. We presume to speak to those in school leadership roles. Building on current interest in restructuring schools as well as the recent attention to motivational issues, we suggest how the school as a whole can be redesigned so as to enhance student motivation and learning. Our proposal is based firmly on an established program of research and is framed by goal theory. In addition to presenting a rationale for school change and a process to effect that change, we describe an ongoing project based on the theory and directed toward school change.
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RestructuringPsychologyPedagogyProcess (computing)Goal theoryMathematics educationPolitical science
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- 1991
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 399-427
- Citations
- 493
- Access
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Martin L. Maehr,
Carol Midgley
(1991).
Enhancing Student Motivation: A Schoolwide Approach.
Educational Psychologist
, 26
(3)
, 399-427.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep2603&4_9
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- 10.1207/s15326985ep2603&4_9