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Fishbach, Ayelet; Henderson, Marlone D.; Koo, Minjung – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2011
This article addresses what factors best motivate individuals to work toward shared goals. We propose that when individuals do not identify highly with a group, their contributions will mimic others': An emphasis on things done will increase their contributions toward achieving a goal, because such emphasis suggests the goal is worth pursuing.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Value Judgment, Self Motivation
Watson, Renee – Rethinking Schools, 2010
As a teaching artist in public schools, the author is paired with classroom teachers to teach poetry and to give students an opportunity to experience their academic curriculum through the arts. At the beginning of the school year, she gave her students the on-going, yearlong assignment to watch the news, to pay attention. Knowing many of them…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Poetry