Motivation Science
Controversies and Insights
Johnmarshall Reeve editor Mimi Bong editor Sung-il Kim editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:14th Mar '23
Should be back in stock very soon
When, why, and how are people motivated? This is the essential question that motivation science has sought to address since the field's inception, and yet motivation scientists have offered many contrasting and even conflicting perspectives that have stalled key conversations in the research. This volume captures the nature of these critical debates, while also moving the field towards greater coherence by bringing differing perspectives from experts together in one volume. Posing 10 fundamental questions to 57 prominent motivation researchers around the globe, Motivation Science: Controversies and Insights covers topics such as the nature of motivation, cultural differences in motivational processes, evidence-based strategies to enhance motivation, and predictions for the future of the field. Edited by three leaders in motivation science, this volume provides readers with a rare opportunity to see how different theorists and researchers recognize, evaluate, and prescribe solutions to the same motivation problem. By sharing current thinking and providing innovative insights into the important questions and controversies in the study of motivation, the book brings together cutting-edge theory and research that readers can use to generate fresh and effective applications and interventions.
In this lively and entertaining volume, diverse experts provide their views on the most basic and universal questions about motivation. Each question gets answered by multiple different authors, thus providing the reader with a variety of perspectives. It is a terrific introduction to the field of motivation and will bring the reader up to speed on many of the grand issues that psychologists have grappled with ever since the field began. * Roy F. Baumeister, University of Queensland *
What a great collection Dr. Bong and her colleagues have brought together! Reading this collection is like taking a walk through an exquisite museum of traditional art or a chocolate store filled with a rich array of sumptuous truffles. Each piece is rich and stimulating. Together the collection provides the material for great discussions and debates, as well as fascinating seminars and colloquia. It is mind candy at its finest. * Jacquelynne S. Eccles, UC Irvine *
In this volume, authors from varied theoretical perspectives offer their views on the major questions, controversies, and convergent themes in contemporary motivation science. Together the chapters provide a lively and sometimes provocative collection that should be of interest to professional researchers and students of motivation alike. * Richard M. Ryan, Australian Catholic University *
In this unique book, experts address identical core questions regarding the fragmented science of motivation and its application. The answers in this creatively-crafted endeavor are illuminating and contribute to an understanding of this field of study. * Bernard Weiner, UCLA *
The blend of research and application makes the volume especially useful... it is a "must have" for a psychology department collection or supporting library, and should be on the shelf of anyone researching and teaching in the areas of social cognition, motivation and emotion, achievement motivation, or related subfields. * Choice *
ISBN: 9780197662359
Dimensions: 253mm x 186mm x 40mm
Weight: 1193g
568 pages