We are excited to share with you a draft version of our 2017 AERA MotSIG program. Among the exciting presentations will be an invited talk by Dr. Judy Harackiewicz and a theory-specific symposium entitled, “Motivation Theory Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Reflections of Founders and Descendants.” Please peruse all topics and presenters on the program. Presentation…
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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) invites proposals for conferences in education research. AERA supports research conferences intended to break new ground in substantive areas of inquiry, stimulate new lines of study on issues that have been largely unexplored, or develop innovative research methods or techniques that can contribute more generally to education research. Conferences…
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The Mindsets and Motivation Lab at Yale-NUS College seeks a post-Ph.D. scholar with training in social/personality psychology, educational psychology, or a related discipline. The project involves developing a psychological intervention to promote a growth mindset of interest among students and examining outcomes on academic achievement, motivation, innovation, and interest. Responsibilities include designing and conducting longitudinal…
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In the following link, please find a call for paper proposals for a special issue of the Journal of Experimental Education (JXE) on Complex Dynamic Systems Approaches to Educational Research: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/ed/vjxe-cfp-dynamic-systems.
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The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia is offering Scientia PhD Scholarship in Educational Psychology (‘Exploring the Link between Explicit Instruction and Student Motivation and Engagement’) for a suitably qualified candidate to undertake research studies under Professor Andrew Martin leading to a PhD in education (educational psychology). The proposed PhD is a quantitative study…
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The Society for the Study of Motivation will celebrate its 10th Anniversary Meeting on May 25 in Boston. As usual, the annual conference will take place in conjunction with (i.e., right before) the APS conference. The Anniversary Meeting will feature a keynote address by Geoffrey Cohen (Professor of Psychology and James T. March Professor in…
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Hadley Solomon (Motivation SIG Program Chair) has worked hard to develop a strong and diverse program on current motivation research for the AERA conference in San Antonio in 2017. AERA will release final decisions on all proposals in early November. Mark your calendars for our annual SIG dinner social on Sunday, April 30, at…
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The Institute for Positive Psychology and Education (IPPE) is seeking two domestic/international applicants for PhD scholarships to study school principal health and well-being. In addition, Professor Herb Marsh is seeking one domestic/international applicant for a PhD scholarship to work on a project entitled, “Citations, Rankings, and the Empirical Landscape of Education and Psychology.” More information…
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The 17th biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) will be held in Tampere, Finland, August 29-September 2, 2017. The guidelines for abstract submissions (due October 27, 2016) are available here: http://earli.org/resources/EARLI2017/EARLI2017_Submission_Guidelines.pdf. Conference web site: http://www.earli2017.org/.
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Congratulations to all SIG members who presented at last month’s ICM meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece. You can check out the program here: http://www.psy.auth.gr/sites/default/files/ICM2016_Conference%20Programme.pdf. Here are some pictures of your favorite motivation researchers: https://www.facebook.com/icm2016thessaloniki/photos?ref=page_internal
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