Browsing by Subject "Motivation in education"
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A Qualitative Inquiry into the Motivation of African-American Males to Complete the Doctorate
(2008)African-American men face substantial barriers to their educational development. Yet, despite the associated barriers to doctorate completion at Majority White Institutions (MWIs), some African-American men achieve the ... -
Academic and Athletic Motivation as Predictors of Academic Performance of Division I College Student-Athletes
(2012)Division I intercollegiate student-athletes represent a unique population of college students on college campuses today because they face competing demands between the student and athlete roles. Without the proper environment ... -
Academic Engagement in Alternative Education Settings
(2009)Self Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) and related subtheories provided a theoretical framework for identifying important motivational factors contributing to the academic engagement of academically at risk students ... -
Academic Engagement in Alternative Education Settings
(2009)Self Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) and related subtheories provided a theoretical framework for identifying important motivational factors contributing to the academic engagement of academically at risk students ... -
Five pillars for creating readers in high school students and the English teachers’ role
(2020-05-08)This study explores English teachers’ beliefs about their role as educators particularly when it comes to creating personal reading lives in their students. In addition, this research will explore how those teachers who ... -
Interest and motivation in learning with application for college education.
(2018)This study examined the role that interest plays in the motivation to learn. The study consisted of three phases. In the first phase participants completed an online survey to determine their interest in either sports or ... -
MANDATORY SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF THE IDEAL SELF AND IMAGERY IN MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
(2012)The majority of language learning in post-secondary higher education is compulsory. Many students in compulsory L2 courses demonstrate lower than average levels of achievement and persistence. Because L2 learning is an ... -
Models of College Persistence Intentions
(2010)While withdrawal from higher education may be the result of many reasons both within and beyond the control of the student or the institution, the intent of not returning to higher education indicates the acceptance of a ...