Social Motivation: Understanding Children's School Adjustment (Cambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development)

How are children's social lives at school related to their motivation to achieve and how do motivational and social processes interact to explain children's adjustment at school? This volume, first published in 1990, features work by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology and provides perspectives on how and why children tend to thrive or fail at school. The individual chapters examine the unique roles of peers and teachers in communicating and reinforcing school-related attitudes, expectations, and definitions of self. Relations of children's school adjustment to school motivation, interpersonal functioning, and social skillfulness are also explored. The developmental and social perspectives on motivation and achievement presented in this volume provide new insights into the complex processes contributing to school success. How Are Children's Social Lives At School Related To Their Motivation To Achieve And How Do Motivational And Social Processes Interact To Explain Children's Adjustment At School? This Volume, Featuring Work By Leading Researchers In Educational And Developmental Psychology, Provides New Perspectives On How And Why Children Tend To Thrive Or Fail At School. The Individual Chapters Examine The Unique Roles Of Peers And Teachers In Communicating And Reinforcing School-related Attitudes, Expectations, And Definitions Of Self. Relations Of Children's School Adjustment To School Motivation, Interpersonal Functioning, And Social Skillfulness Are Also Explored. The Developmental And Social Perspectives On Motivation And Achievement Presented In This Volume Provide New Insights Into The Complex Processes Contributing To School Success. This Book Will Be Vital Reading For Educators And Developmental Psychologists Interested In The Contextual As Well As Intrapersonal Processes That Contribute To Social And Academic Competence. Social Motivation : Perspectives On Self. Teacher And Classmate Influences On Scholastic Motivation, Self-esteem, And Level Of Voice In Adolescents / Susan Harter -- Self-presentation Tactics Promoting Teacher And Peer Approval : The Function Of Excuses And Other Clever Explanations / Jaana Juvonen -- Social Self-discrepancy : A Theory Relating Peer Relations Problems And School Maladjustment / Janis B. Kupersmidt [and Others] -- Motivational Approaches To Aggression Within The Context Of Peer Relationships / Cynthai A. Erdley -- Motivational Approaches And Obstacles Associated With Social Responsibility And Caring Behavior In School Contexts / Martin E. Ford -- Modeling And Self-efficacy Influences On Children's Development Of Self-regulation / Dale H. Schunk And Barry J. Zimmerman -- Social Motivation : Goals And Social-cognitive Processes : A Comment / Carol S. Dweck. Social Motivation : Perspectives On Relationships. Interpersonal Relationships In The School Environment And Children's Early School Adjustment : The Role Of Teachers And Peers / Sondra H. Birch And Gary W. Ladd -- Social Goals And Social Relationships As Motivators Of School Adjustment / Kathryn R. Wentzel -- Friends' Influence On School Adjustment : A Motivational Analysis / Thomas J. Berndt And Keunho Keefe -- Peer Networks And Students' Classroom Engagment During Childhood And Adolescence / Thomas A. Kindermann, Tanya L. Mccollam, And Ellsworth Gibson Jr. -- Academic Failure And School Dropout : The Influence Of Peers / Shelley Hymel [and Others] -- What's Emotional About Social Motivation? : A Comment / Sandra Graham. Edited By Jaana Juvonen, Kathryn R. Wentzel. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This volume, featuring work by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides new perspectives on how and why children tend to thrive or fail at school. The individual chapters examine the unique roles of peers and teachers in communicating and reinforcing school-related attitudes, expectations, and definitions of self. The relation of children's school adjustment to school motivation, interpersonal functioning, and social skillfulness are also explored. The developmental and social perspectives on motivation and achievement presented in this text provide fresh insights into the complex processes that contribute to success in school. This is important reading for educators and psychologists who work with children. In Social Motivation, first published in 1997, top researchers in educational psychology and social development demonstrate how children's school adjustment depends not only on their academic competence but also on their social skills, school related attitudes, expectations and definitions of self. The classroom setting represents not only an educational arena but a powerful social context in which the psychological adjustment of children and adolesents can be affected.