Lessons About Teachers’ Motivation From Teacher-Researcher Collaborative Research on Student Motivation

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

One of the challenges to teachers applying motivational theory and research to their classroom practices is that many find theoretical concepts and theory-driven recommendations alien to their experiences and perspectives. An avenue to addressing this challenge is for teachers and researchers to work together to affect student motivation. The symposium participants have engaged in such collaborations. They will present their research, using motivational processes, to shed light on issues involved with teachers’ motivation for incorporating theory- and research-based understandings into their classroom practice. Together, the presentations will provide a framework for integrating theory and research on teachers’ motivation for promoting more effective utilization of motivation research. This framework may lead to better utility of motivation research for educational practice.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Motivation in Education

Chair

• Helen Patrick, Purdue University

Papers

• Teacher Coaches’ Development in an Intervention to Foster Student Engagement: Finding Their Way - Hayal Zeynep Kackar, University of Notre Dame; Julianne C. Turner, University of Notre Dame

• Understanding Teacher Motivation to Adopt Student-Centered Learning Practices - Helen Patrick, Purdue University; Panayota Y. Mantzicopoulos, Purdue University

• Making Sense of Theoretical Concepts: The Contribution of Participating in Collaborative Intervention Research to Educators’ Incorporation of Theory Into Educational Practice - Avi Kaplan, Temple University; Hanoch Flum, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Mirit Sinai, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Discussants

• Ronald W. Marx, The University of Arizona

• Michael J. Middleton, University of New Hampshire