Analyzes career hopes of, and the career guidance provided to, a group of adolescent Muslim girls. Interviews were conducted with 24 British Asian Muslim girls in the final year of compulsory schooling at three schools, with their parents and with 18 of their teachers. Findings indicate a desire for upward mobility through education and career…

The more that educators understand about student motivation, the better that teachers can tailor their pedagogy to prepare students for the job market. The purpose of this study was to acquire a more complete understanding of what drives secondary students and how student motivation and development relate to effective teaching. It is hoped that an…

Assessed motivational beliefs, cognitive strategy use, and self-regulation in seventh graders. Found that positive motivational beliefs were positively related to higher levels of self-regulated learning. Classroom differences were also related to motivation and self-regulated learning. Self-efficacy, cognitive strategy use, and self-regulation…

Examined factors that influence adolescents' commitments to extracurricular activities over time. Found that psychological factors of perceived competence and peer relationships, as well as contextual factors of perceived challenge, cost, benefits, and emerging identity, were decisive in adolescents' choice to remain involved in activities or…