Variances in Student Motivation and Educators’ and School Leaders’ Tactics to Motivate: An Integrative Literature
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The main purpose of this study was to identify gaps inmotivational literature in Thailand and, subsequently, to provide somerecommendations for further studies to fill these gaps. While it was acolossal task to review the voluminous research publications on studentmotivation, the author presented several major theories of motivationand research findings meant to capture development in this field of study.The motivation theories covered in this paper are, as follows: the ERGtheory; Herzberg’s two-factor approach; the universalist assumptionversus the assumption of content and process; achievement motivationtheory; expectancy theory; equity theory of motivation; acquired needstheory; reinforcement theory: a noncognitive theory of motivation; socialmotivation, instrumental motivation, and achievement motivation; JohnBiggs theory of motivation; and the expectancy-valence theory. This paperattempts to identify issues untracked in motivation literature and offerssome recommendations that could be traced and filled by further studies.
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McGuire, D. and Jorgensen, K. M. (2010) Human Resource Development: Theory and Practice. London: SAGE.
Meece, J. L., Anderman, E. M. and Anderman, L. H. (2006) Classroom Goal Structure, Student Motivation, and Academic Achievement. The Annual Review of Psychology, 57: 487-503. [Online URL: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.psych.56.091103.070258?journalCode=psych] accessed on October 16, 2012.
Nilsen, H. (2009) Influence on Student Academic Behaviour through Motivation, Self-Efficacy and Value-Expectation: An Action Research Project to Improve Learning. Issues in Information Science and Information Technology 6: 545-556. [Online URL: https://iisit.org/Vol6/IISITv6p545-556Nilsen598.pdf] accessed on October 16, 2012.
Petchuay, P. (2015) Higher Education in Thailand: Factors Influencing Students’ Motivation to Study. In Student Motivation and Quality of Life in Higher Education. New York: Routledge Research in Educational Psychology. [Online URL: https://books.google.co.th/books?id=v3jfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=student+motivation+in+Thailand&source=bl&ots=3GX2O-snmp&sig=44Kl6__Vz 3qgKS0AM6JODAXGiM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HP8-ASP6oDYDA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=student%2motivation%20in%20Thailand&f=false] accessed on April 28, 2015.
Phatak, A. V., Bhagat, R. S. and Kashlak, R. J. (2009) International Management: Managing in a Diverse and Dynamic Global Environment, 2nd ed., Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Renchler, R. (1992) Student Motivation, School Culture, and Academic Achievement: What School Leaders Can Do. Eugene, OR: Eric Clearinghouse on Educational Management. [Online URL: https://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED351741.pdf] accessed on October 15, 2012.
Rost, M. (2006) Generating Student Motivation. Pearson Education, Inc. Series Editor of World View. [Online URL: https://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/worldview/motivation.pdf] accessed on October 16, 2012.
Sidelinger, R. J. (2010) College Student Involvement: An Examination of Student Characteristics and Perceived Instructor Communication Behaviors in the Classroom. Communication Studies 61(1): 87-103. [Online URL: https://sethfreigroupcomm.pbworks.com/f/NonverbalClassroom.pdf] accessed on October 21, 2012.
Smith, I. D. (1992) Human Development and Education: An Australian Perspective. St Ives, New South Wales: Sydmac Academic Press.
Strong, R., Silver, H. F. and Robinson, A. (1995) Strengthening Student Engagement: What Do Students Want (and What Really Motivates them)? Educational Leadership 53(1): 8-12. [Online URL: https://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept95/vol53/num01/Strengthening-Student-Engagement@-What-Do-Students-Want.aspx] accessed on October 15, 2012.
Svinicki, M. D. (2005) Student Goal Orientation, Motivation, and Learning. Manhattan, KS: The IDEA Center. [Online URL: https://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/Idea_Paper_41.pdf] accessed on October 15, 2012.
Swanson, R. A. and Holton, E. F. III (2001) Foundations of Human Resource Development. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Tuckman, B. W. (1999) A Tripartite Model of Motivation for Achievement: Attitude/Drive/Strategy. Paper Presented in the Symposium: Motivational Factors Affecting Student Achievement-Current Perspectives. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA. [Online URL:https://sites.ehe.osu.edu/dennis-learning-center/files/2014/08/A-Tripartite-Model-of-Motivation-for-Achievement.pdf] accessed on October 17, 2012.