Self-determined motivation

Ryan, RM and Deci, EL (2000) Self-Determination Theory and the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation, Social Development, and Well-Being. Am Psychol 55 68-78. 

In sum, therefore, we can say that after completing the course in which green chemistry experiments play a central organizing role, students environmental attitudes, motivations and environmental values changed towards being more pro-environmental. Participants expressed greater levels of intrinsic motivation and exhibited ecocentrism in their values after completing the course. Self-determined intrinsic motivations and ecocentric value are noted to be the antecedent of pro-environmental behaviours. ... 

Gagne, M. and Deci, E. 2005. Self determination theory and work motivation. Journal of Organizational Behaviour, 26, 331-62. 

Motivation includes important constructs such as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, goal orientation, self-determination, self-efficacy, and assessment anxiety (Glynn Koballa, 2006). Students often perform tasks for reasons that are both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated. For example, students who are intrinsically motivated to learn in a laboratory project often experience a flow—a state of concentration or being fully immersed, a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the project (Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). They may also be extrinsically motivated by the prospect of receiving a prize from their teacher if they are able to complete the project. 

What constitutes the intention or the desire to engage in something How do students attitudes, beliefs, values, and goals influence such intentions These crucial questions are researched by motivational theories. A very influential motivation theory is the self-determination theory of Deci und Ryan (1985, 2000). In this theory, extrinsic motivation is related to external factors (e.g., the desire to have... 

In their influential self-determination theory, Deci and Ryan developed the basic psychological needs concept, an organismic theory to explain why certain kinds of activities are motivating (Deci Ryan, 1985, 2000 Krapp Prenzel, 2011). They identified three basic needs as highly important for motivation the perception of autonomy, of competence, and of social embeddedness. For school education, Prenzel (1997) extended these needs by three additional factors the perception of relevance, the interest of the educator, and the quaUty of instruction. 

Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York Plenum Press. 

Ryan and Deci [5] have developed self-determination theory (SDT) to explain the source of intrinsic motivation. It explains numerous experiments showing that both reward and punishment reduce motivation. SDT posits three basic psychological needs required for intrinsic motivation ... 

Black, A. E. Deci, E. L. (2000). The Effects of Instructors Autonomy Support and Students Autonomous Motivation on Learning Organic Chemistry Self-Determination Perspective. Science Education, 84(6), 740-766. 

In this chapter, I have considered how to justify the group moral entitlement to self-determination. In Chapters 5 and 6,1 discuss the set of advantages allowable under the universal right to self-determination as well as pragmatic benefits of self-determination and how to achieve them legitimately without privileging the interests of one group over those of others within the same territory. I explain why majorities may be motivated to comply if a proposal like mine is implemented in Chapter 5 and consider why equality within a state is still self-determination in Chapter 6. 

The notion of nationhood I propose calls for concentrating attention on the internal constitution of a group, on its self-perception and motivation to act to fulfill its goals in relation to other national groups that also make claims to self-determination, as well as in relation to existing governments, many of which repre-... 

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