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Educational Psychology, Emotional Life of Families, Psychology of Education, Effective Teaching, Learning, Success, Motivation & Self-Esteem

Will to Learn: A Guide for Motivating Young People

by Martin V. Covington
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Overview

Martin Covington introduces the basic principles of motivation as they apply to classroom learning in a readable, non-technical form and provides strategies for motivating students. Professor Covington argues against the belief that the problems in today's schools stem a from lack of motivation, an d he offers teachers a way to encourage more positive reasons for learning, including struggle for self-improvement, the promotion of personal effort, and the encouragement of creativity over compliance.

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Martin Covington introduces the basic principles of motivation as they apply to classroom learning in a readable, non-technical form.

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Book Details

Published
July 1, 1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
332
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521553537

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