A study of 291 police officers of white, black, and Hispanic/Latino ethnicity revealed that black officers scored significantly higher than others on feedback and higher motivating potential scores and satisfaction with promotion opportunities. Black and Hispanic/Latino officers scored higher than whites on task identity. Different job…

Investigates commonly cited experiential qualities (internal locus, volition, perceived choice) to propose a model of the essential nature of perceived self-determination in intrinsic motivation. Results supported model in which internal locus and volition, but not perceived choice, constitute valid indicators of self-determination. Discusses…

Discusses interpretations of a key Nietzschean concept, "Selbstuberwindung," translated as "self-overcoming," which challenges the concept of "self-mastery" or "self-control" found in traditional educational thought. Also discussed is Nietzsche's construction of images of self-overcoming individuals,…

A literature review on motivation and cognitive style and a survey of participants in management development suggests that participants' motivation may not be conducive to effective outcomes. In-house programs using workplace learning models in organizations with strong and pervasive cultures may constrain opportunities to put learning into…

The NEO Personality Inventory and intrinsic and extrinsic career success measures were completed by 1,885 U.S. and 1,871 European executives. Neuroticism was associated with lower extrinsic success for U.S. executives, extroversion with higher extrinsic success for European executives. Extroversion was related positively and neuroticism negatively…

Engineers (n=146) who survived downsizing participated in a study of intrinsic motivation and effects of past downsizing and threat of future downsizing. Job motivation was a more powerful influence on job behavior than fear of downsizing. (SK)

As an outgrowth of the theory of flow, looks at some fine distinctions regarding the adolescent's optimal conditions for growth. Points to the importance of the adolescent's ability to reinterpret conflicts which crop up in raw experience, to overcome psychic entropy with long-term challenges or "life themes," and to find new meaning and…

The effects of reward and intrinsic motivation training on the creativity and self-esteem of 103 third graders were assessed. Creativity ratings revealed a main effect of reward and a marginally significant effect of intrinsic motivation training. Results were compared with earlier findings that intrinsic motivation training reverses the negative…

Assessed teachers' motivational reactions to an award program in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) schools and compared findings with those from a similar program in Kentucky. The goals were specific, understandable, focused and challenging, but teachers had concerns about meeting higher future goals. Monetary bonuses were less motivating…

Assessed the influence of fitness- and health-related goal setting on exercise adherence. Students in a college fitness program participated in goal setting, reading, or control groups. No significant differences in exercise adherence were found. Students enrolled for letter grades had more fitness center visits and hours of activity than students…

This study attempts to examine Confucius' ideas about learning and seeks also to elucidate notions of lifelong learning. The examination will be focused on Confucius' ideas concerning learning as revealed in the Analects. Confucius' notion of learning offers an alternative perspective to overcome the idea of competition-directed lifelong learning.…

This article discusses how two welfare education programs construct workforce success. Discourse about success in these programs falls into two basic camps: an individual-based self-motivation perspective and an external, structural, socioeconomic perspective. Although the individualistic perspective adhered to by the programs came into conflict…

India is now in the throes of a higher education revolution, and its colleges are churning out thousands of professionals each year. Despite the fact that 35 percent of its population still cannot read or write, the country has successfully positioned itself as one of the world's foremost producers of math, science, and technology graduates,…

The authors discuss the sequential nature of becoming a teacher of the highest caliber, an "inspirational" teacher, by creating a personal mission statement, classroom mission statement, modeling, respecting listening and building relationships. The first level of inspirational teaching is the creation of a personal mission statement. Great…

The purpose of this mixed methods sequential explanatory study was to identify factors contributing to students' persistence in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Distributed Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership in Higher Education by obtaining quantitative results from surveying 278 current and former students and then following up with…