Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education [Hardcover]

Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education collects work from prominent education researchers who study the interaction of race, ethnicity, and motivation in educational contexts. Focusing on both historical and contemporary iterations of race-based educational constructs, this book provides a comprehensive overview of this critical topic. Contributors to the volume offer analyses of issues faced by students, including students educational pursuits and aspirations, as well as the roles of students family and social networks in achieving educational success. A timely and illuminating volume, Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education is the definitive resource for understanding motivation issues posed by non-dominant groupsincluding African American, Latino, Asian-Pacific Islanders, and Arab-American students--in educational contexts

Contents

Foreword

Lynn Corno

1. Researching Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Educational Contexts: An Introduction

Paul A. Schutz and Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby

II. Using Race-Reimaged Approaches to Examine Motivation in Educational Contexts

2. An Attributional Perspective on Motivation in Ethnic Minority Youth

Sandra Graham

3. Retention vs. Persistence: A Self-Determination Analysis of Students Underrepresented in STEM

Kelly A. Rodgers

4. Examining Associations between Fitting in at School and Heart Rate Variability among African American Adolescents

DeLeon L. Gray, LaBarron K. Hill, Lauren H. Bryant, Jason R. Wornoff, Oriana Johnson, and Lisa Jackson

5. STEM Motivatl“8