Examines the conditions under which motives to achieve are fostered in children. The papers included in this volume reflect the major traditions of research in

This book discusses research and theory on how motivation changes as children progress through school, gender differences in motivation, and motivational differ

Achievement and Motivation was originally published in 1993. It provides a comprehensive review of research conducted on the topic in the late 1980s and early 1

Motivation to learn plays a critical role in students' academic success. This dissertation reports five experiments (N = 250) that increase children's motivatio