| Description |
xv, 375 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in social and emotional development |
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Cambridge studies in social and emotional development.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Bernard Weiner -- 1. Introduction: New perspectives on motivation at school / Kathryn R. Wentzel -- 2. Teacher and classmate influences on scholastic motivation, self-esteem, and level of voice in adolescents / Susan Harter -- 3. Self-presentation tactics promoting teacher and peer approval: The function of excuses and other clever explanations / Jaana Juvonen -- 4. Social self-discrepancy: A theory relating peer relations problems and school maladjustment / Janis B. Kupersmidt, Kathy S. Buchele, Mary Ellen Voegler and Constantine Sedikides -- 5. Motivational approaches to aggression within the context of peer relationships / Cynthia A. Erdley -- 6. Motivational opportunities and obstacles associated with social responsibility and caring behavior in school contexts / Martin E. Ford -- 7. Modeling and self-efficacy influences on children's development of self-regulation / Dale H. Schunk and Barry J. Zimmermann |
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8. Social motivation: Goals and social-cognitive processes. A comment / Carol S. Dweck -- 9. Interpersonal relationships in the school environment and children's early school adjustment: The role of teachers and peers / Sondra H. Birch and Gary W. Ladd -- 10. Social goals and social relationships as motivators of school adjustment / Kathryn R. Wentzel -- 11. Friends' influence on school adjustment: A motivational analysis / Thomas J. Berndt and Keunho Keefe -- 12. Peer networks and students' classroom engagement during childhood and adolescence / Thomas A. Kindermann, Tanya L. McCollam and Ellsworth Gibson, Jr. -- 13. Academic failure and school dropout: The influence of peers / Shelley Hymel, Colin Comfort, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl and Patricia McDougall -- 14. What's "emotional" about social motivation? A comment / Sandra Graham |
| Summary |
The developmental and social perspectives on motivation and achievement presented in this volume provide new insights into the complex processes contributing to school success. This book will be vital reading for educators and developmental psychologists interested in the contextual as well as intrapersonal processes that contribute to social and academic competence |
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How are children's social lives at school related to their motivation to achieve and how do motivational and social processes interact to explain children's adjustment at school? This volume, featuring work by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides new perspectives on how and why children tend to thrive or fail at school. The individual chapters examine the unique roles of peers and teachers in communicating and reinforcing school-related attitudes, expectations, and definitions of self. Relations of children's school adjustment to school motivation, interpersonal functioning, and social skillfulness are also explored |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Achievement motivation in adolescence.
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Achievement motivation in children.
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Motivation in education.
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Peer pressure in adolescence.
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Peer pressure in children.
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Social desirability in adolescence.
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Social desirability in children.
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Student adjustment.
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| Author |
Juvonen, Jaana.
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Wentzel, Kathryn R.
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| LC no. |
95047456 |
| ISBN |
0521473241 (hardcover) |
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0521564425 (paperback) |
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