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Understanding the dynamics of study motivation: An in-depth analysis of teachers perceptions in primary schools
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Education.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9182-6403
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Education.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4398-5394
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Education.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8349-5701
2023 (English)In: Journal of Pedagogical Research, E-ISSN 2602-3717, Vol. 7, no 5, p. 251-265Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Research has shown students’ study motivation is complex and demanding. It also asserts that teachers’ perceptions and attitudes are decisive, complex, and demanding because they need to make many choices about planning and handling lessons and review their fundamental beliefs about study motivation. We aimed to describe teachers’ perceptions of students’ study motivation. We collected the data from nine focus-group interviews with 26 Swedish teachers in five primary schools. Through reflexive thematic analysis, the following six themes of perceptions emerged: emotions, teachers, teaching, learning environment, family and friends, and health and well-being. Although many teachers assumed students have more intrinsic than extrinsic motivation, they described more extrinsic motivation factors. Changing factors of importance for study motivation are primarily background factors, things needed to feel and function in everyday life, such as good health, friends, and functioning relationships. The study’s results make an important contribution to understanding teachers as a starting point for understanding their didactic choices and how these choices can affect students, as well as how teaching could be changed to correspond more closely to students’ needs and conditions.

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Journal of Pedagogical Research , 2023. Vol. 7, no 5, p. 251-265
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Primary school, Students’ study motivation, Sweden, Teachers’ perception
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-49876DOI: 10.33902/jpr.202320175OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-49876DiVA, id: diva2:1812907
Available from: 2023-11-17 Created: 2023-11-17 Last updated: 2023-11-22Bibliographically approved

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Boström, LenaBostedt, GöranÅhslund, Ingela

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