This integrative review aims to render a systematic account of the role that teachers'
psychological characteristics, such as their motivation and personality, play for critical …

Feedback seeking in the organisational field has attracted sustained attention but seems
relatively under-exploited in higher education. This sco** review aims to synthesize …

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many faculty members were required to abruptly shift
from face-to-face to online teaching. Within this, some instructors managed well, while others …

Achievement goals have been defined as the purpose of competence-relevant behavior. In
this respect they connect one of the basic human needs, ie, competence, to one of society's …

The study of classroom processes that shape students' motivational beliefs, although fruitful,
has suffered from a lack of conceptual clarity in terminology, definitions, distinctions, and …

Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning interest in the study of teacher motivation.
Although links between teacher motivation and teacher well-being, commitment to the …

We explore and elaborate on four questions to inspire future research on faculty motivation.
The first question asks why we should be concerned with the motivations of higher …

Nearly all college students require some academic assistance throughout their learning
experiences. Rather than a dependent act, help-seeking is a self-regulated and motivated …

Underachievement and school disengagement have serious consequences, both at
individual and societal levels. In this chapter, we adopt a strength-based perspective to …

The field of achievement motivation is concept and data rich, housing more than a dozen
major theories, all of which have withstood empirical scrutiny. Their very success, however …