Igniting Students' Inner Determination: The Role of a Need-Supportive Climate

Autor/inn/en	Adams, Curt; Khojasteh, Jam
Titel	Igniting Students' Inner Determination: The Role of a Need-Supportive Climate
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 56 (2018) 4, S.382-397 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/JEA-04-2017-0036
Schlagwörter	Self Determination; Educational Environment; Psychological Needs; Academic Persistence; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Learner Engagement; Student School Relationship; Trust (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstbestimmung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sekundarschüler; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung
Abstract	Purpose: Self-determination theory was used to conceptualize a type of school climate that has consequences for the social, emotional and cognitive well-being of students. The purpose of this paper is to argue that a need-supportive climate emerges through a general pattern of interactions that students experience as supporting their psychological needs. Design/methodology/approach: A hypothesized model was tested whereby the latent need-supportive climate variable was predicted to work through identification with school to influence student grit. Ex post facto data were collected during the 2015-2016 school year from a random sample of students in either the 5th, 8th, or 11th grades in 71 schools located in a southwestern city in the USA. A total of 3,233 students received surveys. Of these students, the authors received useable responses from 2,587 students for a response rate of 80 percent. Findings: Findings support the hypothesis that autonomy-support, competence-support and relational-support are integrated and combine to shape experiences that align with student psychological needs. Additionally, students who experienced a need-supportive climate were also more likely to identify with school and expressed higher grit toward academic pursuits. Originality/value: A need-supportive climate adds meaning to more general characterizations of school life (e.g. healthy, supportive, open, etc.) and it affords a theoretically derived explanation for how the social side of schools nurtures the inner determination of students to excel. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01