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Glodkowska, Joanna; Pagowska, Marta – International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences, 2020
The concept of the "authorship of their own lives in people with disabilities" belongs to the trend which creates a positive, capable image of a person with disability in the society. The aim of this article is to relate contemporary theories which conceptualise disability in the categories of a universal human condition, natural human…
Descriptors: Individual Power, Disabilities, Theories, Needs
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Heckhausen, Jutta; Wrosch, Carsten; Schulz, Richard – Psychological Review, 2010
This article had four goals. First, the authors identified a set of general challenges and questions that a life-span theory of development should address. Second, they presented a comprehensive account of their Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development. They integrated the model of optimization in primary and secondary control and the…
Descriptors: Motivation, Individual Development, Research Needs, Models
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Kim, ChanMin; Keller, John M. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
This study investigated what kind of supportive information can be effective in improving the situation where there were severe motivational challenges. Motivational and volitional email messages (MVEM) were constructed based on an integrated model of four theories and methods, which are Keller's ARCS model, Kuhl's action control theory,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Study Habits, Student Motivation, Audience Analysis
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Dearden-Phillips, Craig; Fountain, Rob – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2005
Securing meaningful involvement in service development and provision can be seen as a particular challenge for people with learning difficulties. The National Health Service & Community Care Act [(1990) HMSO, ISBN 0105419907] and more recently Valuing People [Department of Health (2001) "Valuing people: a new strategy for learning…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Learning Disabilities, Social Support Groups, Mental Retardation
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Cowher, Salene J. – Guidance & Counselling, 1996
Describes a model for understanding and applying conflict management strategies using a personal power development theory. Adds conflict management styles to this theory to address the growing need for effective conflict management in higher education. Explains the approaches to conflict in each stage of the model and provides a case study. (RJM)
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Counseling Psychology, Individual Power
Corder, Lloyd E. – 1985
The "Leadership Continuum" model developed in 1961 by R. Tannenbaum, I. Weschler, and F. Massarik clearly illustrates the ideas that management scholars like Frederick Taylor, V. A. Graicunas, James Worthy, Rensis Likert, and Frederick Thayer have posited concerning span of control and organizational structure. Each of these scholars…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Communication Research, Decision Making, Employer Employee Relationship
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Corno, Lyn – Educational Researcher, 1993
Discusses contemporary theory and research related to volition in education, and proposes agenda items for continued research into the construct of volition. The relationships among volition, self-regulation, and motivation are explored. A provisional model of volition in education is presented, and some assessment strategies are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cognitive Processes, Educational Assessment