Motivation, Educational Policy and Achievement seeks to critique current trends in education through the lens of key motivational theories. Its purpose will be to argue that current educational trends on a macro level are a significant threat to the provision of micro level classroom practices seeking to create a learning environment in which motivational theorists have demonstrated optimal learning experiences.

Areas covered:-

• An overview of achievement goal theory and self-determination theory
• Linking motivation theory to education policy and broader social structures
• Standardised testing and accountability
• The medicalization of children 'epidemic'
• Teacher-student relationships