Student Motivation [electronic resource] : The Culture and Context of Learning / edited by Farideh Salili, Chi Yue Chiu, Ying Yi Hong

This book presents the latest developments in the major theories of student motivation as well as up-to-date research on the contextual and cultural variables that influence learning motivation in educational settings. An international roster of experts provides ample illustration of the complexities that are revealed when the study of cultural and contextual interactions is combined with motivational and cognitive variables.