Bibliograph

Social motivation, understanding children's school adjustment, edited by Jaana Juvonen, Kathryn R. Wentzel

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Social motivation, understanding children's school adjustment, edited by Jaana Juvonen, Kathryn R. Wentzel

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Social motivation

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

726826215

Responsibility statement

edited by Jaana Juvonen, Kathryn R. Wentzel

Series statement

Cambridge studies in social and emotional developmentCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

understanding children's school adjustment

Summary

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, first published in 1990, features work by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology and provides 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. The developmental and social perspectives on motivation and achievement presented in this volume provide new insights into the complex processes contributing to school success.--, Provided by publisher

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