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Direct linkGeoffrey Borman; Trisha Borman; Cong Ye; Lauren Stargel – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: To combat stereotype threat, several school-based field trials have leveraged self-affirmation theory (Steele & Liu, 1983; Liu & Steele, 1986), wherein affirming one's important beliefs and values can buffer against identity threats. Self-affirmation theory posits that individuals are motivated to maintain a positive overall…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Writing Assignments, Self Advocacy, Self Determination
Daley, Samantha G.; Zeidan, Pamela – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
This qualitative study examined the role and determinants of motivational beliefs and self-perceptions among six academically successful undergraduates with learning disabilities at private 4-year colleges who serve as mentors for middle-school students with similar learning challenges. Drawing on the expectancy-value theory of achievement-related…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Self Concept, Beliefs
