Maurice Kinsella and Niamh Nestor explain how to use self-determination theory as a guide to boost student motivation through careful online course design Motivation is crucial if students are to ...

Although it understandably got lost amidst news of financial collapse on Wall Street, late last month in Minnesota two important proposals for improving public education were released. Gov. Tim ...

The field of reading motivation and engagement in education explores the multifaceted factors that drive individuals to read and how these factors influence comprehension and academic achievement.

Education writing is famous for its alphabet soup of acronyms and obscure terms, but it could just as well be faulted for trafficking buzzwords in search of clear definitions. Ideas like grit, ...

This post is by Kim Carter, the Executive Director of the Q.E.D. Foundation, an organization of adults and youth working together to create and sustain student-centered learning communities, and a ...

Dan Greenstein and Jamie Merisotis’s “Education Does Reduce Inequality” (op-ed, April 10) focuses on the supposed effects of education rather than on the people being educated. As a microbusiness ...

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"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it." —Dwight D. Eisenhower In an era where remote work and education are becoming the norm, ...

To start each week off right, Ector Middle School Principal Charles Quintela offers “Motivational Monday” with speakers from within the school and Ector County Independent School District. The talks ...