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9780333920596

Motivation, Engagement and Educational Perfomance International Perspectives on the Contexts of Learning

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    9780333920596

  • ISBN10:

    0333920597

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-11-29
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Why is it that so many children in the US and England underperform academically in comparison with people in many other industrialized countries? Despite the ongoing search for effective teaching approaches, it would appear that for many children, motivation is the central issue. Arguing that current perspectives on motivation are too narrow, this book draws upon a major five year international study that has examined the impact of factors at the level of the child, the school, the family and wider society. In providing recommendations for policy and practice, this text sets a challenge to those who seek simplistic solutions to problems of student apathy and disaffection.

Author Biography

Julian G. Elliott is Professor of Education at the University of Durham. Neil R. Hufton has recently retired from his position as Principal Lecturer in Education at the University of Sunderland. Wayne Willis is Professor of Education at Morehead State University. Leonid Ilyushin is Head of the Department of Modernization of Education, Regional and International Cooperation in the Committee of Education in the St. Petersburg Government, and teaches at Hertzen State University and St Petersburg State University, Russia.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
vi
Introduction
1(12)
Psychological Theories of Achievement Motivation
13(19)
Culture and Practice in Education
32(47)
Student Perspectives
79(39)
Classroom Behaviour and Peer Influence
118(16)
Teacher Perceptions, Beliefs and Practices
134(54)
Parental Perspectives and Influences, Homework and Life Outside of School
188(29)
Russia: A Society in Transition
217(8)
Summary and Conclusions
225(16)
References 241(22)
Index 263

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