The Decade Ahead: Applications and Contexts of Motivation and Achievement (Advances in Motivation and Achievement, vol. 16B)

262 Pages·2010·1.33 MB·English

by  Stuart Karabenick

ADVANCES IN MOTIVATION
AND ACHIEVEMENT
Series Editors: Timothy C. Urdan and
Stuart A. Karabenick
Series Editor for Volumes 1–15: Martin L. Maehr
Recent Volumes:
Volume 10: Advances in Motivation and Achievement –
Edited by Martin L. Maehr and
Paul R. Pintrich
Volume 11: The Role of Context: Contextual Influences on
Motivation – Edited by Timothy C. Urdan
Volume 12: New Directions in Measures and Methods –
Edited by Paul R. Pintrich and
Martin L. Maehr
Volume 13: Motivating Students, Improving Schools:
The Legacy of Carol Midgley – Edited by
Paul R. Pintrich and Martin L. Maehr
Volume 14: Motivation and Religion – Edited by
Martin L. Maehr and Stuart A. Karabenick
Volume 15: Social Psychological Perspectives – Edited by
Martin L. Maehr, Stuart A. Karabenick and
Timothy C. Urdan
Volume 16A: The Decade Ahead: Theoretical Perspectives on
Motivation and Achievement – Edited by
Timothy C. Urdan and Stuart A. Karabenick

ADVANCES IN MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
VOLUME 16B
THE DECADE AHEAD:
APPLICATIONS
AND CONTEXTS OF
MOTIVATION AND
ACHIEVEMENT
EDITED BY
TIMOTHY C. URDAN
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA
STUART A. KARABENICK
Combined Program in Education and Psychology,
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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CONTENTS
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ix
PREFACE xi
A SOCIOCULTURAL APPROACH TO
MOTrVATION: A LONG TIME COMING
BUT HERE AT LAST
Richard Walker, Kimberley Pressick-Kilbom. 1
Erica Sainsbury alld Jlldi,h MacCallllm
MOTIVATION AND EMOTIONAL
TRANSACTIONS: WHERE DO WE GO
FROM HERE?
Palll A. SChulZ, Kelly A. Rodgers alld Jacquelille Simeic 43
MOTIVATION AND SELF-REGULATION:
TWO CLOSE FRIENDS
MOlliq/le Boekaerts 69
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: PUTTING
MOTIVATION THEORY TO THE
"CLASSROOM TEST"
Jllliallne C. Turner 109
CURRENT AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
IN TEACHER MOTIVATION RESEARCH
Pall! W. RichardSOIl alld He/ell M. G. Waft 139
WHY RACE MATTERS: SOCIAL CONTEXT
AND ACHIEVEMENT MOTrVATION IN
AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH
Dmw Wood {llld Sandra Graham 175
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
Monique Boekaerts Leiden University, The Netherlands
Sandra Graham University of California, Los Angeles, CA,
USA
Alyson Leah Lavigne University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Judith MacCallum MurdochUniversity,Murdoch,WA,Australia
Mary McCaslin University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Kimberley University of Technology, Sydney, NSW,
Pressick-Kilborn Australia
Paul W. Richardson Monash University, Melbourne, VIC,
Australia
Kelly A. Rodgers University of Texas at San Antonio, San
Antonio, TX, USA
Erica Sainsbury The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW,
Australia
Paul A. Schutz University of Texas at San Antonio, San
Antonio, TX, USA
Jacqueline Simcic University of Texas at San Antonio, San
Antonio, TX, USA
Julianne C. Turner The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame,
IN, USA
Richard Walker The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW,
Australia
Helen M. G. Watt Monash University, Melbourne, VIC,
Australia
Dana Wood University of California, Los Angeles, CA,
USA
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