Considerable evidence indicates that religion is a motivational force in the lives of most of the world's population, and recent social and political events have placed religion center stage. Motivation is considered an essential component of any adequate answer to the question, Why religion? That question concerned early psychologists, such as Freud and James, but was relatively neglected with the ascendancy of behaviorism. It has since regained momentum as an important area of research and scholarship. In spite of the fact that motivational principles are implicit in many analytical...
Considerable evidence indicates that religion is a motivational force in the lives of most of the world's population, and recent social and political ...
There is considerable agreement that more successful learners are active, engaged, and self-regulating learners who understand and are motivated to apply learning strategies under appropriate conditions. One important strategic activity is seeking help when necessary, rather than giving up or engaging in fruitless persistence. Research on strategic help seeking has matured significantly in recent years. This volume captures the current state of knowledge, research, and theory on help seeking as a strategic learning resource. It is international in scope, with contributors from the U.S.,...
There is considerable agreement that more successful learners are active, engaged, and self-regulating learners who understand and are motivated to ap...
Building on Karabenick’s earlier volume on this topic and maintaining its high standards of scholarship and intellectual rigor, Help Seeking in Academic Settings: Goals, Groups, and Contexts brings together contemporary work that is theoretically as well as practically important. It highlights current trends in the area and gives expanded attention to applications to teaching and learning. The contributors represent an internationally recognized group of scholars and researchers who provide depth of analysis and breadth of coverage.
Help seeking is...
Building on Karabenick’s earlier volume on this topic and maintaining its high standards of scholarship and intellectual rigor, Help Seeking ...
Martin L. Maehr, Stuart A. Karabenick, Tim Urdan, Martin L. Maehr
Suitable for motivation researchers, this volume presents social-psychological approaches to the study of motivation and achievement, and chapters that cover a broad range of topics, from the influence of peers to the influence of color, on motivation and achievement.
Suitable for motivation researchers, this volume presents social-psychological approaches to the study of motivation and achievement, and chapters tha...
Martin L. Maehr, Stuart A. Karabenick, Tim Urdan, Martin L. Maehr
Presents social-psychological approaches to the study of motivation and achievement. This work covers a range of topics, from the influence of peers to the influence of color, on motivation and achievement. It is suitable for motivation researchers.
Presents social-psychological approaches to the study of motivation and achievement. This work covers a range of topics, from the influence of peers t...
