Source Of Motivation Research Articles

Опыт апробации психообразовательной программы для семей, воспитывающих детей с расстройствами аутистического спектра

<p style="text-align: justify;">The growing number of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) draws the attention of researchers to solving the problems of the family of a child with mental developmental disorders. The purpose of the pilot study was to approbate the psychoeducational program for parents raising children with ASD. The pilot study involved 75 families raising children aged 3 to 5 years with clinically verified diagnoses according to ICD-10 (F84.0x – childhood autism and F84.1x – atypical autism). The psychoeducational program was implemented with the children's parents in the form of group thematic seminars. The following methods were used in the study: Diagnosis of Attitudes towards a Child's Illness (DOBR; V.E. Kagan, I.P. Zhuravleva, 1991); Questionnaire-interview for Parents to Determine the Level of Awareness of the Child's Disease (M.V. Ivanov, O.I. Bogacheva, 2019); a Modified Parental Attitude Questionnaire for a Family Raising a Special Child (I.N. Galasyuk, O.V. Mitina, 2017); “Ways of Coping Checklist” R. Lazarus & S. Folkman (in Russian adapted by L.I. Wasserman, B.V. Iovlev, E.R. Isaeva, et al., 2009); a Questionnaire to Determine the Parenting Skills of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities (V.V. Tkacheva, 2006). After completing the psychoeducational program, parents of children with ASD became more aware and accepting of the child's illness, and externality decreased. Parents became more aware of the role of various factors that can both cause the disease and exacerbate its course. The strategies aimed at actively solving problems associated with the child's illness and a positive reassessment of the situation have become the leading ways of parents’ coping. Parents have a greater awareness of their own role in the treatment and rehabilitation process and the further mental development of the child. The focus of parents’ attention has shifted from the negative to positive aspects of the current difficult situation, which makes it possible to look at it not only as a hopeless situation, but also as a source of motivation for action.</p>

Backbone of Care: Lived Experiences of Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors in Guadalupe, Cebu City

This study explored the lived experiences of five family caregivers of stroke survivors in a village in Cebu City, Philippines. Data was gathered through individual in-depth interviews and underwent interpretative phenomenological analysis. Three themes emerged: (1) Altruism of caregiving: Of self and family, (2) Victories in caregiving, and (3) Burdens of caregiving. Themes illustrated the duality of roles, overcoming difficulties of caregiving, and sources of motivation in caregiving. Findings indicate that a need for collaborative efforts and active involvement between the communities and occupational therapy with the healthcare system to provide programs and support to family caregivers.

Communication Tools and E-Learning: A Revolution in the Research Methodology of Communication for a Pedagogical Scenario

Communication is a source of motivation and cohesion, so knowing how to communicate is a way to facilitate e-learning interactions and group/class dynamics through various communication tools. Communication tools and e-learning have brought major changes to teaching and learning. These tools include online learning platforms, forums, webinars, online videos, podcasts, social media, and other advanced communication technologies. They allow learners and teachers to communicate and collaborate remotely, offering increased flexibility and accessibility. It is important to design instructional programs that effectively integrate these online learning and communication tools into the instructional scenario. E-learning allows teachers to choose from a variety of synchronous and asynchronous methods. Asynchronous methods allow for additional communication, while real-time or synchronous methods allow for in-process communication. The choice of communication tools associated with the training modules depends on the learning activity the trainer wants to perform. In this case, we recommend that you offer a variety of communication tools and design your e-learning course to meet the needs of your learners.

Between a growth and a fixed mindset: Examining nuances in 3rd-grade students’ mathematics intelligence mindsets

Children’s growth and fixed intelligence mindsets in mathematics are noted as important sources of mathematics motivation and achievement. Nuanced beliefs about the malleability of mathematics intelligence that lie between fixed and growth mindsets may also be important to consider for children’s mathematics learning, yet little is known about whether children endorse these in-between beliefs and how they fit in the popular growth and fixed mindset framework. In this study, we investigated nuanced mindsets in mathematics, which we term “mixed” intelligence mindsets, alongside fixed and growth mindsets in a sample of 698 third-grade students in the United States. Factor analyses using data from a newly developed mathematics intelligence mindset scale indicated good and similar fit of three multidimensional models. Two of these models included mixed mindset items, one with a combined growth and mixed mindset factor and another with a separated mixed mindset factor. Strong positive correlations were found between the growth and mixed mindset factors. Mathematics achievement had a moderate positive correlation with mixed mindset and a moderate negative correlation with fixed mindset. These correlations were both significantly stronger than the small correlation between mathematics achievement and growth mindset. Our findings suggest mathematics intelligence mindset is multidimensional and the addition of a mixed mindset aspect could improve the adequacy and precision of the conceptualization and measurement of the growth mindset dimension. In practice, mixed mindsets may provide teachers and parents with more flexible messages to present to children when encouraging them to engage in adaptive achievement behaviors in mathematics.

Common Driving Forces of Provincial-Level Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions in China.

By developing a filtering framework and a sector-level multi-regional input-output structural decomposition model, this study identifies key common emission sources, motivation sources, and inter-provincial emission flows of both GHGs and air pollutants and reveals the key driving forces of changes in different emissions from 2012 to 2017. Results show that key common emission sources are electricity sector, non-metallic mineral products, and smelting and processing of metals in Shandong and Hebei. However, key common motivation sources are the construction sectors in Guangdong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shandong. The key inflow regions include Guangdong and Zhejiang and key outflow regions include Jiangsu and Hebei. The emission reductions are attributed to the emission intensity effect of the construction sector; contrastingly, the emission increase is from the investment scale of the construction sector. Here, Jiangsu could be a key target for future emission reduction because of its high absolute emissions and low past reduction. The scale of investment in construction might be a significant factor in reducing emissions in Shandong and Guangdong. Henan and Zhejiang could concentrate on sound new building planning and resource recycling.

Influence and behaviour of the new standard setters in the sustainability reporting arena: implications for the Global Reporting Initiative’s current position

PurposeThis study aims to examine the influence and behaviour of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)/European Commission, and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation/International Sustainability Standards Board in the standardisation of sustainability reporting arena and their implications for the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) current position.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws on the arena concept, particularly the work of Renn (1992) and Georgakopoulous and Thomson (2008), to explore the EFRAG and the IFRS Foundation’s behaviour towards the standardisation of the sustainability reporting arena and their implications for the GRI’s current position. Further, the documents and public releases pertinent to the activities and output of the GRI, the EFRAG/European Commission and the IFRS Foundation are used. The documents are screened and analysed based on the key elements of arena concept that emerged, which includes “agenda, claims, network of bodies and group engaged, interaction and behaviour with arena issues (audience, materiality, scope and core priorities, purpose of reporting and relevance to sustainable development)”.FindingsThis study reveals the source of motivation and influence of the new standard setters in the sustainability reporting arena and documents the relevance of their behaviour as an actionable strategy to change the arena rule. Particularly, this paper demonstrates the perceived fall away from driving business behaviour towards the pursuit of sustainable development if the GRI and its standards cease to exist.Practical implicationsThe pathway to achieve sustainable development and improve sustainability impact disclosure remains a debatable issue among policymakers and users of sustainability reporting standards. This study reconstructs the awareness of different dynamics at play inhibiting the harmonisation of sustainability reporting standardisation and the importance of the GRI in pursuing global sustainable development.Social implicationsThe pattern of behaviour and agenda of sustainability institutions and influential standard setters harnessed in this paper are aimed at enabling the existence of the rules that can uphold the primary focus of the sustainability reporting arena, particularly in achieving global sustainable development.Originality/valueThis paper furthers the understanding of the importance of the GRI in upholding the key tenets and traditional agenda of sustainability reporting and sustainable development.

Visual thinking and cooperative learning in higher education: HOW does its implementation affect marketing and management disciplines after COVID-19?

Students learn in different ways and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the higher education faculty needs to reinvent the educational experience for students. Recognizing the characteristics of cooperative learning as an integral and sustainable part of the solution is a source of motivation for the incorporation of entrepreneurial competencies in university curricula. This article proposes that cooperative learning and visual thinking tools in higher education can have a positive influence on improving the acquisition of core competencies in marketing and business administration subjects. The proposed relationships were evaluated using PLS-SEM (symmetric) and fuzzy set (asymmetric) approaches on a sample of 820 students. The PLS-SEM results revealed that the highest levels of acquisition of basic group competencies are through Social Skills, Interaction and Positive Interdependence. The results of the fuzzy sets (fsQCA) reinforced the symmetrical findings and revealed that Group Reflection and adequacy of Assessment were necessary and sufficient prescriptions for competence acquisition.

Strategy of the School Principal in Increasing the Quality of Humanistic Perspective Human Resources Management

This study examines school principals' strategies to improve human resource management quality based on a humanistic perspective. This research uses descriptive qualitative. This study uses the systematic literature review method to describe facts, data, and information obtained from literature studies, books, and journals on research results related to research topics. The study results show that school principals have a vital role in managing and improving the quality of the human resources they care for. The humanistic perspective is an individual study with its uniqueness and peculiarities, forcing the principal to formulate various strategic steps to implement it. Some efforts that can be made from this perspective based on the literature review conducted are establishing good cooperative relationships with all components in the school environment, building commitment and improving the quality of communication, and providing the best examples so that they can become a source of motivation to enhance self-quality.

Qualitative Analysis of Teachers Perception on Head Teacher Leadership and Administrative Roles in Schools

Leadership is a process where an individual such as head teacher influence teachers and students to achieve common objectives. The increasing challenges of mismanagement which is culminating to poor academic performance and inadequate resources in spite of huge budget on education yearly has made the imperative to examine the head teacher leadership and administrative role in schools. In view of this, the study implemented qualitative research design approach and interpretative perspective to adequately investigate perceptions of teachers regarding roles of head teachers for improvement of schools in Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to conduct series of in-depth interviews, with 16 teachers selected from four schools in north central region of Nigeria. Interview data were analyzed thematically using Nvivo 12 qualitative software. Therefore, based on findings of this study, it was discovered that mentoring and interactive roles play a great part. Also, general theme which indicated the need for head teacher to be conscious of his role in creating enabling environment for both staff and students emerged. Within the themes, it was discovered that school positive culture, reward and praise are sources of motivation for teachers. Consequently, it is recommended that head teacher should maintain open and continuous communication link with teachers and students. In addition to these findings, there is urgent need for head teacher to always ensure reward and recognition which have been identified to be vital to maximum performance of teachers’ and students. Finally, it is concluded that head teacher leadership and administrative roles remains fundamental importance for continuous improvement of schools in north central region of Nigeria.

Career Aspirations for People With Serious Mental Disorders.

Career Aspirations for People With Serious Mental Disorders.

Relationship between TPM practices and operational performance in soft drinks manufacturing industry

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between total productive maintenance (TPM) practices and operational performance (OP) in soft drinks manufacturing industry, Ethiopia.Design/methodology/approachIn this study acceptability and implementation of five TPM practices (i.e., dependent factors: autonomous maintenance (AUT); safety, health and environment (SHE); education and training (EDT); focused improvement; and planned maintenance (PLM)) in soft drinks manufacturing industry have been elaborated to ascertain the benefits accrued as a result of successful TPM practices (i.e., independent variables) on OP (i.e., dependent variables). A self-administered survey seven-point Likert scale questionnaire was used for primary data collection. By using simple random sampling technique a total of 100 useable responses resulted in a 66.66 per cent response rate. Descriptive (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (factor analysis, correlation, simple and multiple regression analysis) analysis were performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software (version-28) to identify the relationship and effect of TPM practices on OP. Five hypotheses were developed and tested.FindingsResults show that four of the TPM practices were positively and significantly correlated with OP. Aggregate TPM shows positive and significant correlation with OP. Four hypotheses results revealed that the AUT; SHE; EDT and PLM practices have positive and significant relationship with OP and significantly improve OP. The results also show that the TPM practices have positive and significant relationship with OP and significantly improve cost effectiveness, product quality, on-time delivery and volume flexibility.Practical implicationsThe benefits gained by TPM practices in selected soft drinks manufacturing industry have been highlighted, that could be genuine source of motivation to other companies to go in for TPM program. This research contributes to the literature by examining the contingency of various TPM enabling factors in the context of the Ethiopian soft drinks manufacturing sector, and it, therefore, provides direction to increase the success rate of TPM implementation. Study offers academics and practitioners a better understanding of the relationship and effect of the TPM practices on the OPs. Thus, practitioners will be able to make better and more effective decisions about the implementation of TPM practices for better OP results.Originality/valueThe relationship between the five factors TPM practices and OP has not yet been studied or reported in the case of soft drink manufacturing industry. The questionnaire manner and items developed, factor considered in this study, sampling method, deeply statistical data analysis techniques used, soft drink manufacturing industry, developing country like Ethiopia make this study unique and revealed the gap identification in this area. The study has contributed to the TPM literature with a better understanding of the five TPM practices and their association with a soft drink manufacturing industry OP that will provide valuable knowledge to top-management of manufacturing companies, to refine their current TPM practices and subsequently improve OP.

“Eventually, It Became My Source of Motivation”: Black STEM Transfer Students’ Agentic Responses to Negative Campus Ethos at an HSI

As the fastest growing minority serving institution type, Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) play important roles in reaching and serving a diverse group of students beyond Hispanic/Latine-identified students, including Black students. To understand Black STEM transfer students’ experiences at an HSI, we conducted and analyzed 10 student interviews guided by Harris and Wood’s Socio-Ecological Outcomes model. We found four themes. The first theme revealed participants had positive impressions of the HSI before transfer, due to its perceived racial/ethnic diversity. The second and third themes pointed to negative experiences after participants’ arrival at the HSI, connected to their status as transfer students and as Black students, respectively. In the final theme, participants exercised their agency, which allowed them to persist and succeed despite inadequate institutional support. Based on these findings, we urge HSIs to intentionally devote more attention and resources to support Black STEM transfer students and otherwise minoritized students.

The link between formality and procedural fairness: The influences of precision, sensitivity and role clarity

AbstractThis study investigates the complex and not straight‐forward association between formality and procedural fairness. It examines the mediating roles of precision of performance measures, sensitivity of performance measures and role clarity. Using survey responses of functional managers of Australian manufacturing firms, the study finds that the link between formality and procedural fairness is mediated by sensitivity of performance measures and role clarity. Role clarity also mediates the link between sensitivity of performance measures and procedural fairness. Our study contributes to the literature by identifying two important factors through which formal performance evaluation can enhance procedural fairness, which is a source of performance motivation.

Beauty, Anger, and Artistic Activism

Abstract The rejection of beauty from a political standpoint is a significant part of the legacy of avant-gardism in contemporary art. In particular, Arthur Danto signaled that artistic activism should avoid beauty simply because beauty induces the wrong perspective on whatever it is desired to have an impact upon. While artistic beauty’s tendency would be to heal, he claimed, political protest needs anger as its trigger. This article challenges such an argument that opposes beauty’s emotional effects on political action by examining the complex nature of both beauty and anger. I contest a mere contemplative view of beauty and, using Carolyn Korsmeyer’s account of “terrible beauties,” bound up with discomforting emotions, I defend that beauty can be compatible with anger albeit, in order to be politically truly effective, anger must move from the wish to punish toward more productive forward-looking thoughts. Though often being necessary as a source of motivation to fight for justice, I believe, with Martha Nussbaum and Myisha Cherry, that anger is truly politically effective and keeps its noble side when detached from revenge and directed by hope, a value related to beauty.

The State-of-art Theorem and Detection Paradigms of Black Holes

The black hole has been a mystery and a source of detection motivation for the human race ever since our quest of the discovery and research of other space. In general, the black hole can be defined as a special time-space structure where the gravity is strong enough to trap the photons, i.e., the light will be unable to penetrate or escape from it. In this paper, the current theorem and state-of-art detection paradigms are discussed in detail. Primarily, the categories of the black holes are demonstrated. The four different types of black holes all present their unique features. the quest for black hole exploration has never ceased. It has achieved stunning breakthrough with the first ever photo taken of the black hole by NASA in 2019. The future analysis of black hole excavation and research has been brought a bright future, as technology and outer space exploration plans continue to evolve. These results shed light on guiding further exploration of cosmology as well as the astrophysics.

The Uncertain Certainty: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Personal Meanings of Death and Preliminary Insights Into Their Relationship With Worldview.

The present mixed methods study investigated personal meanings of death, i.e., concepts, views, and expectations associated with one's own death, and explored their relation to worldview. To this end, a sample of 202 young, German-speaking adults completed the Death Statements Test, a new qualitative assessment tool, as well as quantitative measures of religiosity, spirituality, atheism, and agnosticism. Qualitative data was transformed to enable quantitative analyses. Results indicated that the spectrum of personal meanings of death is generally broad and multifaceted. The most prevalent view on death was "death as source of motivation and meaning in life." The frequencies of emotionally positive and negative death meanings were relatively balanced, while neutral statements dominated. Relationships between participants' death meanings and worldview dimensions turned out to be small but existent. The Death Statements Test proved to be a valuable and economic assessment tool, eliciting rich qualitative material on personal meanings of death.

Penerapan Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja Guru

The success of an organization or institution is influenced by various factors, both factors coming from within and coming from the environment. Of these various factors, motivation is a factor that is dominant and can move other factors toward the effectiveness of work. In some instances, motivation is often equated with a car's engine and steering wheel, which serves as a driving force and driver. The biggest source of motivation comes from the leader in this case is the principal. Principal leadership is an interrelated chain of aspects of teacher performance, pupils and all elements of the educational organization, so it is necessary to continuously improve in the form of self-development, insight so as to affect the progress of the school he leads.

THE MOTIVATION AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

In this article I wrote about observing students’ language acquisition process and their source of motivation. I tried to research how the kinds of motivation influence language learning. Many researches were conducted on the significance if motivation but I can add to this that the amount, range, and type of motivation, starting age learning language and personality have important and determining role in the learning process. Moreover, the language teacher has a significant function and role in giving motivation to the learner for learning language.

INNOVATION ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATIONAL EFFECTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYEES DURING WORK FROM HOME ENVIRONMENT

The motivational effects of working from home for Information Technology employees can vary greatly depending on the individual and the situation. The main motivators tend to be the increased flexibility and autonomy that comes with working from home, as well as the potential for increased productivity and efficiency when there are no distractions from the office. Additionally, having the ability to work remotely can help to reduce stress levels, as employees don’t have to worry about commuting or dealing with distractions in the workplace. For those who are parents, the ability to work from home can provide more time to spend with family, which can be a major source of motivation. The motivational effects of working from home for Information Technology employees can vary. The employees may find it liberating to work from home, while others may find it isolating and have difficulty staying motivated. However, there are some common practices that can help to promote motivation for IT employees working from home. These include setting realistic goals, providing feedback, recognizing employee achievements, and encouraging collaboration. Additionally, managers should ensure that employees have the necessary resources to do their jobs effectively, such as access to secure network connections and adequate communication tools. Finally, employers should ensure that employees have a good work-life balance, and make sure to provide support and guidance when needed.

Academic Resilience of Student at SMA Negeri 2 Padang Panjang

Students who are studying are faced with various kinds of pressure, difficulties, challenges or poor learning outcomes. In this situation resilience is needed by students to follow learning at school. Students who have high academic resilience are able to make difficult environments and situations a source of motivation to rise from adversity. The purpose of this study was to describe the academic resilience of students at SMA Negeri 2 Padang Panjang in terms of the aspects of perseverance, reflecting and adaptive help-seeking and negative affect and emotional responses. This type of research is descriptive research with quantitative methods. The population of this study were all students of grades X, XI and XII of SMA Negeri 2 Padang Panjang totaling 836 students with a sample of 275 students who were selected using the proportional stratified random sampling technique. Data collection used an academic resilience questionnaire with a Likert scale model, data processing used the Microsoft Excel application. The overall results of this study indicate that the academic resilience of students at SMA Negeri 2 Padang Panjang is in the high category with a percentage of 61.82%. If viewed from the aspect of persistence (persistence) is in the high category with a percentage of 63.6%, aspects of reflecting and adaptive help-seeking (reflection and adaptive seeking help) are in the high category with a percentage of 59.6%, negative affect and emotional aspects response (negative influence and emotional response) is in the high category with a percentage of 54.9%.