The will to learn : a guide for motivating young people
Title:
The will to learn : a guide for motivating young people
Author:
Covington, Martin V., 1938-
ISBN:
9780521553537
9780521556798
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Physical Description:
v, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
1. The future and its discontents -- 2. Motives as emotions -- 3. Motives as thoughts -- 4. Self-worth and the fear of failure -- 5. The competitive learning game -- 6. Motivational equity and the will to learn -- 7. Strategic thinking and the will to learn -- 8. An immodest proposal -- 9. Obstacles to change: the myths of competition.
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