Achievement Motivation

EPSY 530/PSYCH 525

Spring 2010

Thursdays 5:00-8:00, EPASW 3427

 

Instructor: Dr. Theresa Thorkildsen

Office: EPASW 3549

Hours: Before class and by appointment

Phone: 996-8138 (office), E-mail: thork@uic.edu

Web: http://tigger.uic.edu/~thork/fair

 

Purpose

In this course, students will explore research on motivation as it relates to projects they are working on.  Some students anticipate reviewing basic theories of achievement motivation, writing a review of research as a final project.  Other students anticipate extending their masters thesis or dissertation topics into the field of motivation and will be looking for guidance.  Still other students are ready to design a study or an applied investigation project related to motivation.  Some topics that we will discuss this semester include:

§  Exploring needs-based theories of motivation.

§  Distinguishing forms of engagement.

§  Determining relationships between social comparison and motivation.

§  Elaborating on how personality traits and definitions of the self influence motivation.

§  Considering students’ motivation participate in school.

§  Comparing goal-related theories with classroom expectations.

§  Comparing self-regulation and other features of the self-system.

§  Exploring relationships between cultural pressures and personal desires.

§  Comparing theories of behavior, cognition, and emotion with more holistic theories.

§  Identifying the means by which motivation influences the development of literacy.

§  Exploring how feedback and assessment can inhibit or strengthen motivation.

 

Readings

We will rely on a jigsaw teaching technique that requires each student to develop expertise in an area related to motivation.  You will be asked to read a series of assigned journal articles, and a self-selected list of at least 10 journal articles.  A structure for organizing this reading is listed below.

 

Accessibility

UIC strives to ensure the accessibility of programs, classes, and services to students with disabilities.  Reasonable accommodations can be arranged for students with various types of disabilities, such as documented learning disabilities, vision or hearing impairments, and emotional or physical disabilities.  If you need accommodations for this class, please let your instructor know your needs and he/she will help you obtain assistance.

 

Assignments

Students should organize their time so that they complete assigned readings before coming to class and be prepared to discuss the material in them.  Class time will be spent discussing the application of the readings to particular fields of interest and generating new questions.  Students are expected to attend all sessions and participate in discussions of the readings.  Everyone is also responsible for keeping the class informed about potential absences, making arrangements to pick up readings, and obtaining any missed information.

 

Because students are enrolled in this course for many different reasons, each student will negotiate an evaluation plan with the instructor.  At the very minimum, everyone will be required to design and complete an independent project and present their findings to the class.  As part of that project, students will be required to read at least 10 articles from different journals and incorporate a critique of those articles into their work.  Students who have not read many journal articles have sometimes written short summaries of various articles and turned them in for critique during the semester.  Taking advantage of opportunities to receive feedback, either orally or in writing, can improve comprehension of the technical features of a paper.

 

The written project can take any of the following formats: (a) summarize the findings of a collection of related studies, (b) study the work of a particular theorist, (c) defend the need for a new study extending an area of investigation, (d) offer a theoretical critique for a specified content area, or (e) plan and conduct a practical intervention with students.  Throughout the course everyone will be asked to talk about what they are reading and we will compare papers written for these different purposes.  Toward the end of the semester, students will be asked to complete a formal presentation of their work and discuss possible new directions for these projects.

 

Students who wish to work toward an 'A' in the course should integrate the concepts from the assigned and independent readings into their overall program of study.  Their evaluation plan should demonstrate how they intend to do so.  Because this course can help students learn skills for conducting original research, assignments should be completed using all the standards of professional discourse (e.g., APA format, reliance on primary sources).  Outstanding work should enhance students’ curriculum vitae.  Grades of “B” will include reading all assignments, oral participation in class discussions, and an independent paper, any of which reflect work that is not quite in compliance with standards of excellence expected in a graduate program.  A passing grade of “C” will be possible if students turn in a final project, but come unprepared to participate on a regular basis.  In doctoral programs, courses where students earn anything less than a “B” are often retaken.

 

Enhancing communication.  To enhance communication, everyone will be added to a class listserv that is reserved only for doctoral students or other students who want to think about doing research.  The syllabus will also be posted on the Web and updated as readings are selected each week.

 

By the end of the semester, each student’s topic of interest should be clear to all the members of our class.  Students typically communicate their interests in several ways: (1) via our class listserv, (2) through contributions to class discussions, or (3) via more private conversations with the instructor.  Students and faculty in the COE have learned that when everyone participates, we can all learn, have fun, and avoid unnecessary resentments.  As is the case in most academic communities, people who do not join in are typically ignored rather than punished.

 

Academic Honesty

One major issue that seems to be cropping up across classes in the COE is some form of academic dishonesty, intentional or accidental.  Two issues seem especially important to discuss as part of our course activities: plagiarism and the use of assignments for more than one course.

 

First, your review of research should represent your version of the main information you were able to obtain from the readings.  You should ideally try to avoid quoting information directly from the articles you are reading, but may want to do so on a rare occasion.  This is an acceptable practice IF you accurately cite the place in the article you are quoting from; including the last name of all the authors, the year of the publication, and the page number where the language appears.  Similarly, you should ideally try to support all your ideas with empirical evidence.  There is a wide variety of information what would qualify as evidence and a set of formal rules for citing these sources properly.  You can find the rules that we use in the field of Education in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.  Failure to cite your sources for borrowed ideas is an act of plagiarism.

 

Second, in this course, you are encouraged to use information from other courses.  That sort of sharing is very helpful among professionals.  Many students will be using this course as one of several lenses into which they explore their area of research.  Be sure to consider the evaluation rubric that will be used to evaluate your review of research, but it is perfectly acceptable to invite more than one professor to read your literature review.  Grading rubrics offer an outline of how to meet the requirements of the assignments and definitely differ across courses, but adapting material for each course is accepted professional practice as you become less dependent on coursework and have your own research identity.  We will discuss academic dishonesty further as part of the course.

 

Tentative Outline

DATE

ACTIVITY

SUGGESTED PREPARATION

Jan. 14th

Introduction and identification of interests.  Definitions

Explore research via Web of Science.

Jan. 21st

Review of basic motivation theories.

Review course goals and compare with others in the class.  Design a schedule for completing tasks.  Determine if your reading list includes a balance of: articles based on original data, literature reviews, conceptual reviews, persuasive essays.

Read or re-read some of the classic papers listed.  Outline the major ideas that strike you as relevant to your research and practical interests.

Books of potential interest

Resources of historic interest

Jan. 28th

What is personal engagement and why are we mindful of it?

Kids in Sports video

Read Thorkildsen paper

Submit a statement of your goals for this course and how those align with your professional interests.  Include a reading list.

Feb. 4th

Personal engagement

Bandura video

Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry

Feb 11th

Personal engagement

Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry

Feb. 18th

Personal engagement

Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry

Feb. 25th

What is civic engagement and why are we mindful of it?

Design a plan of action to help you explore a civic issue.  Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry.

Mar. 4th !

Civic engagement

Some guiding questions

Come to class ready to report on what you discovered when involved in civic activities.  Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry.

Mar. 11th

Civic engagement

Come to class ready to report on what you discovered when involved in civic activities.  Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry.

Mar. 18th

What is civil engagement and why are we mindful of it?

Find an example of civil discourse and bring it to class to discuss with your group members. Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry.

Mar. 25th

No class—Spring Break

Apr. 1st

Civil engagement

Find an example of civil discourse and bring it to class to discuss with your group members. Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry.

Apr. 8th

Civil engagement

Find an example of civil discourse and bring it to class to discuss with your group members. Read about theories that match your interests.  Write a reaction paper/journal entry.

Apr. 15th

Writing workshop

Help the class think with you about your project.

Apr. 22nd

Project presentations

Help the class think with you about your project.

Apr. 29th

No class—AERA

May 6th

GRADUATION!!!

Final paper due by May 7th

 

Assigned Readings

 

Jan. 14th : Definitions and central questions

Handout

 

Jan. 21st : Review of some classics

Austin, J. T., & Vancouver, J. B. (1996). Goal constructs in psychology: structure, process, and content. Psychological Bulletin, 120, 338-375.

Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84, 191-215.

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1987). The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 1024-1037.

Heckhausen, H., & Beckmann, J. (1990). Intentional action and action slips. Psychological Review, 97, 36-48.

Nicholls, J. G. (1984). Achievement motivation: Conceptions of ability, subjective experience, task choice, and performance. Psychological Review, 91, 328-346.

Weiner, B. (1979). A theory of motivation for some classroom experiences. Journal of Educational Psychology, 71, 3-25.

 

Jan. 28th : What is engagement and how is it related to motivation?

Thorkildsen, T. A. (under review).  Personal, civic, or civil engagement?  Why multiple forms are better than one.  (Do not cite without permission except in class.)

 

Begin your self-selected reading list.

 

Feb. 4th :  Identity and motivation

Karniol, R. (2003). Egocentrism versus protocentrism: The status of self in social predication. Psychological Review, 110, (3), 564-580.

Mussweiler, T. (2003). When egocentrism breeds distinctness—Comparison processes in social predication: Comment on Karniol (2003). Psychological Review, 110, (3), 581-584.

Krueger, J. I. (2003). Return of the ego—self-referent information as a filter for social prediction: Comment on Karniol (2003). Psychological Review, 110, (3), 585-590.

Sedikides, C. (2003). On the status of self in social prediction: Comment on Karniol (2003). Psychological Review, 110, (3), 591-594.

Karniol, R. (2003). Protocentrism will prevail: A reply to Krueger (2003), Mussweiler (2003), and Sedikides (2003). Psychological Review, 110, (3), 595-600.

 

Feb. 11th: Egotism and motivation (choose articles of interest to you)

Egotism and helplessness

Hagan, M. L., & Medway, F. J. (1989). Learned helplessness versus egotism in females: A developmental comparison.  Journal of Educational Research, 82, 178-186.

Hareli, S., Weiner, B., & Yee, J. (2006). Honesty doesn’t always pay—the role of honesty of accounts for success made in an educational setting in inferences of modesty and arrogance.  Social Psychology of Education, 9, 119-138. DOI: 10.1007/s11218-006-0004-6

Hom, H. L., Jr., Berger, M., Duncan, M. K., Miller, A., & Blevin, A. (1994). The effects of cooperative and individualistic reward on intrinsic motivation. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 155, 87-97.

Miller, A. (1986). Performance impairment after failure: Mechanism and sex differences. Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 486-491.

Miller, A., & Hom, H. L., Jr. (1990). Influence of extrinsic and ego incentive value on persistence after failure and continuing motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 539-545.

Snyder, M. L., Stephan, W. G., & Rosenfield, D. (1976). Egotism and attribution. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 435-441.

Egotism and bullying

Baumeister, R. F., & Campbell, W. K. (1999). The intrinsic appeal of evil: Sadism, sensational thrills, and threatened egotism. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 210-221.

Baumeister, R. F., Smart, L., & Boden, J. M. (1996). The relation of threatened egotism to violence and aggression: The dark side of high self-esteem. Psychological Review, 103, 5-33.

Looft, W. R. (1972). Egocentrism and social interaction across the lifespan.  Psychological Bulletin, 78, 73-92.

Salmivalli, C., Kaukiainen, A., Kaistaniemi, L., & Lagerspetz, K. M. J. (1999). Self-evaluated self-esteem, peer-evaluated self-esteem, and defensive egotism as predictors of adolescents’ participation in bullying situations.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1268-1278. DOI: 10.1177/0146167299258008

Sandstrom, M. J., & Herlan, R. D. (2007). Threatened egotism or confirmed inadequacy? How children’s perceptions of social status influence aggressive behavior toward peers. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26, 240-267.

 

Feb. 18th: Motivation and self-care (choose articles of interest to you)

Responding to basic needs

Durik, A., Vida, M., & Eccles, J. S. (2006). Task values and ability beliefs as predictors of high school literacy choices: A developmental analysis.  Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 382-393. DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.2.382

Faye, C., & Sharpe, D. (2008). Academic motivation in university: The role of basic psychological needs and identity formation. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 40, 189-199. DOI: 10.1037/a0012858

Furrer, C. & Skinner, E. (2003). Sense of relatedness as a factor in children’s academic engagement and performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 148-162. DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.1.148

Jang, H., Reeve, J., Ryan, R. M., & Kim, A. (2009). Can self-determination theory explain what underlies the productive, satisfying learning experiences of collectivistically oriented Korean students? Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 644-661.  DOI: 10.1037/a0014241

Krapp, A. (2005). Basic needs and the development of interest and intrinsic motivational orientations. Learning and Instruction, 15, 381-395. DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2005.07.007

Luyckx, K., Vansteenkiste, M., Goossens, L., & Duriez, B. (2009). Need satisfaction and identity formation: Self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 276-288. DOI: 10.1037/a0015349

Skinner, E., Furrer, C., Marchand, G., & Kindermann, T. (2008). Engagement and disaffection in the classroom: Part of a larger motivation dynamic?  Journal of Educational Psychology, 100, 765-781. DOI: 10.1037/a0012840

Standage, M., Duda, J. L., Ntoumanis, N. (2003). A model of contextual motivation in physical education: Using constructs from self-determination and achievement goal theories to predict physical activity intentions. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 97-110.  DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.1.97

Procrastination and cheating

Butler, R., & Shibaz, L. (2008). Achievement goals for teaching as predictors of students’ perceptions of instructional practices and students’ help seeking and cheating. Learning and Instruction, 18, 453-467. DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2008.06.004

Keith-Spiegel, P., Tabachnick, B. G., Whitley, B. E., Jr., & Washburn, J. (1998). Why professors ignore cheating: Opinions of a national sample of psychology instructors. Ethics & Behavior, 8, 215-227.

Lamwers, L. L., & Jazwinski, C. H. (1989). A comparison of three strategies to reduce student procrastination in PSI.  Teaching of Psychology, 16, 8-12.

McCowan, W., Johnson, J., & Petzel, T. (1989). Procrastination, a principal components analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 10, 197-202.

Murdock, T. B., Beauchamp, A. S., & Hinton, A. M. (2008). Predictors of cheating and cheating attributions: Does classroom context influence cheating and blame for cheating? European Journal of Psychology of Education, 23, 477-492.

Steel, P. (2007). The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin, 133, 65-94.

 

Feb. 25th: Motivation to take a stand

(choose articles that align with your project goals)

Baard, P. P. (1994). A motivational model for consulting with not-for-profit organizations: A study of church growth and participation. Consulting Psychology Journal, 46, 19-31.

Hänze, M., & Bergerm R. (2007). Cooperative learning, motivational effects, and student characteristics: An experimental study comparing cooperative learning and direct instruction in 12th grade physics classes. Learning and Instruction, 17, 29-41. doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.11.004

Hagger, M. S., Chatzisarantis, N. L. D. (2007). Advances in self-determination theory research in sport and exercise. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 8, 597-599. DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2007.06.003

Hagger, M. S., Chatzisarantis, N. L. D., & Harris, J. (2006). The process by which relative autonomous motivation affects intentional behavior: Comparing effects across dieting and exercise behaviors. Motivation & Emotion, 30, 307-321. DOI 10.1007/s11031-006-9046-5

Legault, L., Green-Demers, I., & Pelletier, L. (2006). Why do high school students lack motivation in the classroom? Toward an understanding of academic amotivation and the role of social support. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 567-582. DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.3.567

Levesque, C., Zuehlke, A. N., Stanek, L. R., & Ryan, R. M. (2004). Autonomy and competence in German and American university students: A comparative study based on self-determination theory. Journal of Educational Psychology, 96, 68-84. DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.96.1.68

Markland, D., Ryan, R. M., Tobin, V. J., & Rollnick, S. (2005). Motivational interviewing and self-determination theory. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 24, 811-831.

Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2006). Choice and ego-depletion: The moderating role of autonomy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1024-1036. DOI: 10.1177/0146167206288008

Patrick, H., Knee, C. R., Canevello, A., & Lonsbary, C. (2007). The role of need fulfillment in relationship functioning and well-being: A self-determination theory perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 434-457. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.92.3.434

Reeve, J. (2006). Thematic issue: Autonomy, volitional motivation and wellness. Motivation & Emotion, 30, 257-258. DOI 10.1007/s11031-006-9050-9

Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2006). Self-regulation and the problem of human autonomy: Does psychology need choice, self-determination, and will? Journal of Personality, 74, 1557-1585. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00420.x

Ryan, R. M., Rigby, C. S., & Przybylski, A. (2006). The motivational pull of video games: A self-determination theory approach. Motivation & Emotion, 30, 347-363. DOI 10.1007/s11031-006-9051-8

Sheldon, K. M., (2006). Catholic guilt? Comparing Catholics' and Protestants" religious motivations. International Journal of the Psychology of Religion, 16, 209-223.

Vansteenkiste, M., & Sheldon, K. M. (2006). There's nothing more practical than a good theory: Integrating motivational interviewing and self-determination theory. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45, 63-82.  DOI:10.1348/014466505X34192

 

Mar. 4th : Motivation and choosing a political agenda

(choose the most relevant to your interests)

Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 193-209.

Boehmer, C., Gartzke, E., & Nordstrom, T. (2002). Do intergovernmental organizations promote peace? World Politics, 57, 1-38.

Cooper, H., Valentine, J. C., Nye, B., & Lindsay, J. J. (1999). Relationships between five after-school activities and academic achievement.  Journal of Educational Psychology, 91, 369-378.

Hauser, S. M. (2000). Education, ability, and civic engagement in the contemporary United States. Social Science Research, 29, 556-582.

Rindermann, H. & Ceci, S. J. (2009). Educational policy and country outcomes in international cognitive competence studies Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 551-577.

Shanahan, M. J., & Flaherty, B. P. (2001). Dynamic patterns of time use in adolescence. Child Development, 72, 385-401.

Sherrod, L. R. (2008). Adolescents’ perceptions of rights as reflected in their views of citizenship. Journal of Social Issues, 64, 771-790.

Sherrod, L. R., Flanagan, C., & Youniss, J. (Eds.). (2002). Dimensions of citizenship and opportunities for youth development: The what, why, when, where, and who of citizenship development. Applied Developmental Science, 6, 264-272.

Torney-Purta, J., Wilkenfeld, B., & Barber, C. (2008). How adolescents in 27 countries understand, support, and practice human rights. Journal of Social Issues, 64, 857-880.

Relevant books to find (Note: I have a review of the Stout series published in PsycCRITIQUES if you want to check that database under my name.  Fabulous guidelines for people who want to design programs—happy to lend my copy of this expensive 3-volume set.)

Colby, A., Ehrlich, T., Beaumont, E., & Stephens, J. (2003). Educating citizens: Preparing America’s undergraduates for lives of moral and civic responsibility. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Lerner, R. M. (2004). Liberty: Thriving and civic engagement among America’s youth. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

McIlrath, L., & MacLabhrainn, I. (Eds). (2007). Higher education and civic engagement: International perspectives. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing.

Seginer, R. (2009). Future orientation: Developmental and ecological perspectives. New York: Springer Science+Business Media.

Stout, C. E. (Ed.). (2009a). The new humanitarians: Inspiration, innovations, and blueprints for visionaries, Vol. 1, Changing global health inequities. Westport, CN: Praeger,

Stout, C. E. (Ed.). (2009b). The new humanitarians: Inspiration, innovations, and blueprints for visionaries, Vol. 2, Changing education and relief.  Westport, CN: Praeger,

Stout, C. E. (Ed.). (2009c). The new humanitarians: Inspiration, innovations, and blueprints for visionaries, Vol. 3, Changing sustainable development and social justice. Westport, CN: Praeger,

Torney-Purta, J., Lehmann, R., Oswald, H., & Schulz, W. (2001). Citizenship and education in twenty-eight countries: Civic knowledge and engagement at age fourteen. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement.

Verba, S. K., Schlozman, L., & Brady, H. E. (1995). Voice and equality: Civic voluntarism in American politics. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Zukin, C., Keeter, S., Andolina, M., Jenkins, K., & Delli Carpini, M. X. (2006). A new engagement? Political participation, civic life, and the changing American citizen. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press

 

Mar. 11th: Motivation and persistence in the face of failure

(choose the reading most relevant to your interests)

Anderson, A. R., Christenson, S. L., Sinclair, M. F., & Lehr, C. A. (2004). Check& connect: The importance of relationships for promoting engagement with school. Journal of School Psychology, 42, 95-113.

Burgess, D., Haney, B., Snyder, M., Sullivan, J. L., & Transue, J. E. (2000). Rocking the vote: Using personalized messages to motivate voting among young adults. Public Opinion Quarterly, 64, 29-52

Di Paula, A., & Campbell, J. D. (2002). Self-esteem and persistence in the face of failure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 711-724. DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.83.3.711

Gibson, S., & Dembo, M. H. (1984). Teacher efficacy: A construct validation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 76, 569-582.

Henderson, A., Brown, S. D., Pancer, S. M., & Ellis-Hale, K. (2007). Mandated community service in high school and subsequent civic engagement: The case of the "double cohort" in Ontario Canada. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36, 849-860. DOI 10.1007/s10964-007-9207-1

Lavine, H., Burgess, D., Snyder, M., Transue, J. E., Sullivan, J. L., Haney, B., & Wagner, S. H. (1999). Threat, authoritarianism, and voting: An investigation of personality and persuasion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 337-347. DOI: 10.1177/0146167299025003006

Lee, S-Y., Olszewski-Kubilius, P., Donahue, R., & Weimholt, K. (2008). The civic leadership institute: A service-learning program for academically gifted youth. Journal of Advanced Academics, 19, 272-308.

LeFoll, D., Rascle, O., & Higgins, N. C. (2008). Attrbutional feedback-induced changes in functional and dysfunctional attributions, expectations of success, hopefulness, and short-term persistence in a novel sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 9, 77-101. DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2007.01.004

Lench, H. C., & Levine, L. J. (2008). Goals and responses to failure: Knowing when to hold them and when to fold them. Motivation and Emotion, 32, 127-140. DOI 10.1007/s11031-008-9085-1

Martin, A. J. (2008). Enhancing student motivation and engagement: The effects of a multidimensional intervention. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 33, 239-269. DOI:10.1016/j.cedpsych.2006.11.003

Martin, A. J. (2006). The relationship between teachers' perceptions of student motivation and engagement and teachers' enjoyment of and confidence in teaching. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 34, 73-93. DOI: 10.1080/13598660500480100

Thompson, T., Webber, K., & Montgomery, I. (2002). Performance and persistence of worriers and non-worriers following success and failure feedback. Personality and Individual Differences, 33, 837-848. PII: S0191-8869(01)00076-9

 

Mar. 18th: Motivation and civil discourse

Balsano, A. B. (2005). Youth civic engagement in the United States: Understanding and addressing the impact of social impediments on positive youth and community development.  Applied Developmental Science, 9, 188-201.

Banaji, S. (2008). The trouble with civic: A snapshot of young people's civic and political engagements in twenty-first century democracies. Journal of Youth Studies, 11, 543-560. DOI: 10.1080/13676260802283008

Bos, A. L., Williamson, I., Sullivan, J. L., Gonzales, M. H., & Avery, P. G. (2007). The price of rights: High school students' civic values and behaviors. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37, 1265-1284.

Camino, L., & Zeldin, S. (2002). From periphery to center: Pathways for youth civic engagement in the day-to-day life of communities. Applied Developmental Science, 6, 213-220.

Lerner, R. M., Dowling, E. M., Anderson, P. M. (2003). Positive youth development: Thriving as the basis of personhood and civil society. Applied Developmental Science, 7, 172-180.

Olsson, T. (2008). For activists, for potential voters, for consumers: Three modes of producing the civic web. Journal of Youth Studies, 11, 497-512. DOI: 10.1080/13676260802282976

Sherrod, L. R. (2008). Adolescents' perceptions of rights as reflected in their views of citizenship. Journal of Social Issues, 64, 771-790.

Torney-Purta, J., Wilkenfeld, B., & Barber, C. (2008). How adolescents in 27 countries understand, support, and practice human rights. Journal of Social Issues, 64, 857-880.

 

Apr. 1st: Institutional supports for civil discourse

Bolzendahl, C., & Coffé, H. (2009). Citizenship beyond politics: The importance of political, civil, and social rights and responsibilities among women and men. The British Journal of Sociology, 60, 763-791. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2009.01274.x

Burnett, C. (2006). Building social capital through an "active community club".  International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 41, 283-294. DOI: 10.1177/1012690207078381

Crowson, H. M., DeBacker, T. K. (2008). Belief, motivational, and ideological correlates of human rights attitudes. Journal of Social Psychology, 148, 293-310.

Flanagan, C. A., Gallay, L. S., Gill, S., Gallay, E., & Nti, N. (2005). What does democracy mean? Correlates of adolescents' views. Journal of Adolescent Research, 20, 193-218. DOI: 10.1177/0743558404273377

Glover, T. D. (2002). Citizenship and the production of public recreation: Is there an empirical relationship? Journal of Leisure Research, 34, 204-231.

Keith, M. (2008). Public sociology? Between heroic immersion and critical distance: Personal reflections on academic engagement with political life. Critical Social Policy, 28, 320-334. DOI: 10.1177/0261018308091272

Lichterman, P. (2009). Social capacity and the styles of group life: Some inconvenient wellspings of democracy. American Behavioral Scientist, 52, 846-866. DOI: 10.1177/0002764208327662

Lichterman, P. (2007). Beyond dogmas: Religion, social service, and social life in the United States. American Journal of Sociology, 113, 243-257

Loveland, M. T., Sikkink, D., Myers, D. J., & Radcliff, B. (2005). Private prayer and civic engagement. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 44, 1-14.

McKenzie, B. D. (2008). Reconsidering the effects of bonding social capital: A closer look at black civil society institutions in America. Political Behavior, 30, 25-45. DOI 10.1007/s11109-007-9038-5

Moore, G., Sobieraj, S., Whitt, J. A., Mayorova, O., & Beaulieu, D. (2002). Elite interlocks in three U.S. sectors: Nonprofit, corporate, and government. Social Science Quarterly, 83, 726-744.

Murphy, T. A. (2004). Deliberative civic education and civil society: A consideration of the ideals and actualities in democracy and communication education. Communication Education, 53, 74-91. DOI: 10.1080/0363452032000135788

Paxton, P. (2002). Social capital and democracy: An interdependent relationship. American Sociology Review, 67, 254-277.

Wall, M. A. (2007). Social movements and email: Expressions of online identity in the globalization protests. New Media & Society, 9, 258-277. DOI: 10.1177/1461444807075007

 

Apr. 8th: Motivation and a civil disposition

Braithwaite, J. (2006). Doing justice intelligently in civil society. Journal of Social Issues, 62, 393-409.

Brady, D., Beckfield, J., & Zhao, W. (2007). The consequences of economic globalization for affluent democracies. Annual Review of Sociology, 33, 313-334. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131636

Chaplowe, S. G., & Engo-Tjéga, R. B. (2007). Civil society organizations and evaluation: Lessons from Africa. Evaluation, 13, 257-274. DOI: 10.1177/1356389007075227.

Doerfel, M. L., & Taylor, M. (2004). Network dynamics of interorganizational cooperation: The Croatian Civil Society Movement. Communication Monographs, 71, 373-394. DOI: 10.1080/0363452042000307470

Fisher, D. R., Stanley, K., Berman, D., & Neff, G. (2005). How do organizations matter? Mobilization and support for participants at five globalization protests. Social Problems, 52, 102-121.

Lowry, R. C. (2005). Explaining the variation in organized civil society across states and time. Journal of Politics, 67, 574-594.

Misztal, B. A. (2001). Trust and cooperation: The democratic public sphere. Journal of Sociology, 37, 371-386. DOI: 10.1177/144078301128756409

Peels, R., & Develtere, P. (2009). Civil society involvement in international development cooperation: In search for data. Social Indicators Research, 93, 331-349. DOI 10.1007/s11205-008-9320-x

Sampson, R. J., McAdams, D., MacIndoe, H., Weffer-Elizondo, S. (2005). Civil society reconsidered: The durable nature and community structure of collective civic action. American Journal of Sociology, 111, 673-714.

Turam, B. (2004). The politics of engagement between Islam and the secular state: Ambivalences of 'civil society'. The British Journal of Sociology, 55, 259-281. DOI: 10.1111/j.468-4446.2004.00018.x1

Vogel, A. (2006). Who's making global civil society: Philanthropy and U.S. empire in world society. The British Journal of Sociology, 57, 635-655. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2006.00129.x