Seminal Works:

Ormrod, J.E. (2003). Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall. Chapters 11&12.

Maslow, A. (1954). Motivation and personality. New York: Harper.

Franken, R. (1994). Human motivation. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Ames, C. (1992). Classroom goals, structures, and student motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 84(3), 261-271.

Dweck, C. (1986) Motivational processes affecting learning. American Psychologist. 41(10), 1040-1048.

McClelland, D. (1985). Human motivation. New York: Scott, Foresman.

Stipek, D. (1988). Motivation to learn: From theory to practice. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Weiner, B. (1974). Achievement motivation and attribution theory. Morristown, NJ: General Learning Press.

School motivation of boys and girls: Differences of degree, differences of kind, or both? By: Martin, Andrew. Australian Journal of Psychology, Dec2004, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p133

Why Are We Learning This? What Is This Stuff Good for, Anyway? By: Vavilis, Bob; Vavilis, Sheri L.. Phi Delta Kappan, Dec2004, Vol. 86 Issue 4, p282

Whispering: Coaching to ensure excellence. By: Karns, Michelle. Leadership, Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p33 (Available through Pioneer).

Children and Their Basic Needs. By: Prince, Debra Lindsey; Howard, Esther M.. Early Childhood Education Journal, Sep2002, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p27 (Available through Pioneer).

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