Complex social ecologies and the development of academic motivation

EA Skinner, TA Kindermann, JW Vollet… - Educational Psychology …, 2022 - Springer
Although motivational theories agree that environmental factors (like interpersonal
relationships and pedagogical practices) are crucial in shaping students' motivational …

Academic motivation theories revisited: An interactive dialog between motivation scholars on recent contributions, underexplored issues, and future directions

AC Koenka - Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, I introduce the current special issue, which brings together leading scholars
who either initiated or played subsequent central roles in the inception and development of …

From expectancy-value theory to situated expectancy-value theory: A developmental, social cognitive, and sociocultural perspective on motivation

JS Eccles, A Wigfield - Contemporary educational psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Eccles and colleagues' expectancy-value theory of achievement choice has guided much
research over the last 40+ years. In this article, we discuss five “macro” level issues …

How does changing “one-size-fits-all” to differentiated instruction affect teaching?

RS Bondie, C Dahnke, A Zusho - Review of Research in …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This rigorous literature review analyzed how 28 US-based research studies conducted
between 2001 and 2015 have defined, described, and measured changes in teaching …

The interplay between culturally responsive teaching, cultural diversity beliefs, and self-reflection: A multiple case study

S Civitillo, LP Juang, M Badra, MK Schachner - Teaching and Teacher …, 2019 - Elsevier
This investigation examined the dynamic relation between culturally responsive teaching,
teacher cultural diversity beliefs, and self-reflection on own teaching. A multiple case study …

Fortifying the foundations: a comprehensive approach to enhancing mental health support in educational policies amidst crises

CJ Wiedermann, V Barbieri, B Plagg, P Marino… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent times, global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and
geopolitical conflicts have significantly impacted pupils' mental health. This opinion article …

A situative turn in the conversation on motivation theories

SB Nolen - Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this commentary I take a situative turn in the theoretical conversation around the
question,“Why do people do what they do?” The first section describes in broad strokes what …

Motivational climate theory: Disentangling definitions and roles of classroom motivational support, climate, and microclimates

KA Robinson - Educational Psychologist, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The study of classroom processes that shape students' motivational beliefs, although fruitful,
has suffered from a lack of conceptual clarity in terminology, definitions, distinctions, and …

What is the role of race in educational psychology? A review of research in Educational Psychologist

R Kumar, J DeCuir-Gunby - Educational Psychologist, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Acknowledging that educational psychologists should be deliberate in integrating race-
related issues in their research, we aim to examine the extent to which articles published in …

Can educational psychology be harnessed to make changes for the greater good?

F López - Educational Psychologist, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract As the American Psychological Association and Division 15 committed to
addressing systemic racism after the 2020 summer of racial reckoning, orchestrated political …