The COVID-19 pandemic upended education systems across the globe, forcing an unprecedented shift from traditional classrooms to emergency remote learning. As students and educators navigated this new terrain, their motivation was tested like never before.
This volume explores how motivation and achievement were shaped by the pandemics disruptions. Drawing on research from nine countries, it presents a rich tapestry of theoretical and empirical insights into how learners and teachers adapted, coped, and sometimes thrived under extraordinary circumstances. With 12 chapters spanning diverse educational systems and perspectives, the book offers perspectives about a rare natural experiment in understanding motivation during uncertainty, stress, and change.
Essential reading for researchers, educators, and policymakers, Motivation and Achievement During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic not only documents a pivotal moment in educational history but also offers guidance for building more resilient, equitable, and motivating learning environments in the post-pandemic world.
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1. Global Crises and Distance Learning Through a
Self-determination Theory Lens; Marko Lüftenegger, Martin Daumiller, and
Stefan Janke
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2. Motivational Climate Theory as a Lens for Considering COVID-19
Pandemic Effects in Education; Kristy A. Robinson, Sanheeta Shankar, and
Jennifer Henderlong Corpus
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3. Understanding Learner Motivation During Shifts in Instructional,
Social, Future-oriented, and Sociocultural Dynamics: What We Learned from the
COVID-19 pandemic; Carlton J. Fong, Pedram Zarei, and Ali Bahojb Habibi
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4. COVID-19 Disruptions and Students Educational Development:
Harnessing the Academic Demands-Resources Framework to Reflect on Major
Research Findings; Andrew J. Martin and Rebecca J. Collie
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5. Cross-Lagged Associations between Motivation and Reading Skills in
Finnish Primary School Children: COVID-19 as a Moderator; Marja-Kristiina
Lerkkanen and Eija Pakarinen
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6. The Importance of Emotion and Physiological Self-regulation in
Motivating Learning Engagement Among Students with Poor Family Support after
the COVID-19 Pandemic; Sara Scrimin and Benedetta Zagni
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7. Vocational Students Self-Regulated Learning During the First
Covid-19 Lockdown: The Complex Role of Needs-Supportive Teaching Practices
and Student Self-Evaluation of Competence; Pascal Pansu, Fernando
Núñez-Regueiro, Anne-Laure de Place, Thérèse Bouffard, Pascal Bressoux,
Nathalie Mella, and Olivier Desrichard
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8. From Disruption to Adaptation: Social Cognitive Insights into
Teacher and Student Motivation in Higher Education During COVID-19; Ellen L.
Usher, Daniela K. DiGiacomo, Jill M. Abney, and Trey Conatser
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9. Navigating the New Normal: The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on
Educators; Andrew H. Perry, Eric M. Anderman, and You Joung Lee
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10. What Kept You Going? How Australian and Swiss Primary School
Teachers Talked about the Social Component of Motivation During the COVID-19
Pandemic; Tina Hascher, Susan Beltman, and Caroline Mansfield
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11. Building Resilience and Mitigating Risk in New Teachers During
the Pandemic: A Job Demand-Resources Perspective; Chunyan Yang and Ella Rho
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12. Insights Into Cultivating Future Teachers Resilient,
Need-Supportive Expertise During the Pandemic and Beyond; Anne-Elina Salo,
Anu Kajamies, and Marja Vauras
Eleftheria N. Gonida is a Professor of Educational Psychology and Human Development at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has been a Fulbright visiting professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Her research has focused on the development of student motivation, self-regulated learning, academic help seeking, and parental involvement in students education.
Tim Urdan is a Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University, USA. He has served as a co-editor in the Advances in Motivation and Achievement book series for over 15 years. His research has focused on student motivation, classroom processes, teacher identity, and student ethnic identity.