Personality and motivational systems in mental retardation /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Switzky, Harvey N.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, Ã2004.
• Σειρά: International review of research in mental retardation ; v. 28.
• Θέματα: Personality and motivation.; Mental retardation.; Personality Disorders.; Intellectual Disability.; Electronic books.

Motivation is the energizing force that drives much of our attention, conscious effort, and achievement in life. Yet this important driving force may be absent, low, or problematic in persons with mental retardation. This special thematic volume in the International Review of Research in Mental Reta...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Promoting intrinsic motivation and self-determination in people with mental retardation / Edward L. Deci
• Applications of a model of goal orientation and self-regulated learning to individuals with learning problems / Paul R. Pintrich and Juliane L. Blazevski
• Learner centered principles and practices : enhancing motivation and achievement for children with learning challenges and disabilities / Barbara L. McCombs
• Why Pinocchio was victimized : factors contributing to social failure in people with mental retardation / Stephen Greenspan
• Understanding the development of subnormal performance in children from a motivational-interactionist perspective / Janne Lepola [and others]
• Toward inclusion across disciplines : understanding motivation of exceptional students / Helen Patrick [and others]
• Loneliness and developmental disabilities : cognitive and affective processing perspectives / Malka Margalit
• The motivation to maintain subjective well-being : a homeostatic model / Robert A. Cummins and Anna L.D. Lau
• Quality of life from a motivational perspective / Robert L. Schalock.