| Description |
xv, 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / James L. Bess -- 1. The Meaning of Human Motivation / Charles J. Walker and Cynthia Symons -- 2. Wanting to Be a Good Teacher: What Have We Learned to Date? / Wilbert J. McKeachie -- 3. Beyond Male Theory: A Feminist Perspective on Teaching Motivation / Judith S. Glazer -- 4. Self-Determined Teaching: Opportunities and Obstacles / Edward L. Deci, Tim Kasser and Richard M. Ryan -- 5. Intrinsic Motivation and Effective Teaching: A Flow Analysis / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- 6. Behavior Modification in a Loosely Coupled System of Higher Education / Walter R. Nord -- 7. Expectancy Theory Approaches to Faculty Motivation / Richard T. Mowday and Sang H. Nam -- 8. Implications of Goal-Setting Theory for Faculty Motivation / Gary P. Latham, Soosan Daghighi and Edwin A. Locke -- 9. Organizational Cultures and Faculty Motivation / Janice M. Beyer -- 10. Organization Design and Job Characteristics / Douglas T. Hall and Max H. Bazerman |
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11. Technology and Teaching Motivation / Diane M. Dunlap -- 12. Leadership and Faculty Motivation / J. G. Hunt and Arja Ropo -- 13. Student Diversity: Challenge and Potential for Faculty Motivation / Daryl G. Smith -- 14. Assessment and Evaluation Techniques / Stephen A. Stumpf and Violina P. Rindova -- 15. The Influence of Faculty Backgrounds on the Motivation to Teach / Joseph M. Stetar and Martin J. Finkelstein -- 16. Career Phases and Their Effect on Faculty Motivation / Robert T. Blackburn -- 17. The Academic Marketplace and the Motivation to Teach / Dorothy E. Finnegan -- 18. Public Policy and Faculty Motivation / Jack H. Schuster -- 19. The Politics of Motivation: A Comparative Perspective / Martin Trow -- 20. Fostering Faculty Motivation to Teach: Approaches to Faculty Development / Robert J. Menges -- 21. The Motivation to Teach: Perennial Conundrums / James L. Bess |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
College teachers -- Job satisfaction -- United States.
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College teaching -- United States.
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Motivation in education -- United States.
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
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| Author |
Bess, James L.
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| LC no. |
96012049 |
| ISBN |
0801853648 (hc : alk. paper) |
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