Barbara Greene is Brian E. and Sandra O'Brien Presidential Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

• Introduction Theoretical underpinnings Self-efficacy Future goals Implications for Motivating Others ConclusionsGlossaryReferencesIndex

"In this highly synthetic book, Barbara A. Greene draws on a wealth of motivation research to weave together conceptual contributions of self-determination and social cognitive theories with self-efficacy and future goals to provide teachers and parents with adaptive strategies to promote learning. Suggestions include providing informational rather than evaluative feedback, establishing autonomous rather than controlling classrooms, and, consistent with current relevance intervention research, stressing links between classroom activity and desirable future outcomes." ---Stuart A. Karabenick, Research Professor, Combined Program in Education & Psychology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA