The study’s purpose was to describe a handball ATDE (Athletic Talent Development Environment) in the south of Sweden and to examine and derive the success factors of the ATDE, and within this context explore the motivational climate and autonomy support as perceived by members of the ATDE. The study is based on three theories: the Holistic ecological approach, Self Determination theory and Achievement Goal theory. The study’s participants all represented a club in the south of Sweden and consisted of players in the age of 15-19, the club manager, coaches and parents. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews, observations and analysis of documents surrounding the club's vision and training/match policies. A total of seven interviews with four players, two coaches and the manager were conducted. Five observations at a minimum of 90 minutes gave the authors a broader view of the ATDE. An analysis of content and a triangulation with the supervisor were conducted in order to interpret the empirical data. The study revealed that the club is under re-organization, and its enthusiasm to evolve and become even better. The study found the ATDE to have a mastery oriented and autonomy supportive climate which in many ways contributed to the successful features of the ATDE. The study confirms earlier research regarding ATDE success factors as well as connections between SDT and AGT. The results also provide a deeper understanding of how successful factors, relationships, motivational climate and the autonomy support in an ATDE, affects young handball player’s motivation to evolve and reach their full potential. Implications with a basis in the theories used are presented.

This study aimed to explore the roles of students&amp / #8217 / motivational beliefs (self-efficacy, intrinsic value, test anxiety) and learning styles on tenth grade students&amp / #8217 / biology achievement. In this study Turkish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, Learning Style Inventory, and Biology Achievement Test were used as measuring instruments. Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire was adapted into Turkish and pilot tested with 238 tenth grade students from two representative schools. The main study was conducted in 11 randomly selected schools throughout the &Ccedil / ankaya and Yenimahalle districts of Ankara with a total of 980 tenth grade students in fall 2002-2003 semester. The data obtained from the administration of the measuring instruments were analyzed by using analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) and bivariate correlations. Results of the statistical analyses indicated that students&amp / #8217 / learning styles had a significant effect on their biology achievement when students&amp / #8217 / motivational beliefs were controlled. The most common learning style type was found to be assimilating for the subjects of this study. Moreover, the biology achievement test mean scores of assimilators were found to be higher than that of convergers, divergers, and accommodators. Bivariate correlations revealed low positive correlations between each of the three components of motivational belief and students&amp / #8217 / biology achievement.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio University, August, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wyoming, 2007. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 17, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-52).

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Syftet med föreliggande studie har varit att utveckla kunskap om studenters motivation avseende val till högre utbildning. Den tidigare forskning som presenteras har dels genomförts ur ett utbildningssociologiskt perspektiv där man visat hur traditioner hänger samman med individens val att utbilda sig, och dels utifrån motivationsteoretiska perspektiv som redogör för individuella motivationsfaktorer rörande utbildning. Föreliggande studie har syftat till att studera fenomenet ur det sistnämnda perspektivet. Med hjälp av en kvalitativ metod har intervjuer genomförts med sju studenter. Resultatet visade att studenterna hade motiverats att söka högre utbildning dels med anledning av att förvärva kunskap, dels för att i förlängningen få ett fast jobb med fast inkomst samt för att känna uppskattning från andra människor. Resultatet har analyserats med hjälp av Maslows behovsteori som inkluderar fem typer av mänskliga behov som människan motiveras av att tillfredsställa (Maslow, 1987). De mänskliga behov som synliggjordes i studenternas angivna motivationsfaktorer var behovet av trygghet, behovet av gemenskap, tillhörighet och kärlek, behovet av uppskattning, det kognitiva behovet samt självförverkligande. Vi har funnit två motivationsfaktorer som de mest tongivande. Den ena är att i förlängningen uppnå en trygg vardag efter avslutade studier. Den andra handlar om att förvärva kunskap om det valda ämnet. / The aim of the present study was to develop knowledge about students’ motivation regarding the choice to attend university. A presentation of previous research is given, including motives to attend university from a sociological perspective focusing on general traditions regarding higher education. Previous research also focuses on individual aspects through motivational perspectives regarding education. This study aimed to study the phenomenon from the latter perspective. Using a qualitative method interviews with seven students was completed. The results showed that the students had been motivated to attend higher education partly because of the desire to acquire knowledge and partly to ultimately get a permanent job with a steady income and to be appreciated by other people. The results have been analyzed using Maslow’s theory of needs that includes five types of motivational needs (Maslow, 1987). The human needs that were reflected in the students motivational factors was the need for safety, the need for love and belongingness, the esteem needs, the cognitive need and self-actualization. We have found two motivational factors as the most influential. One is the motivation to attain a safe everyday life after graduation. The second concerns the motivation to acquire knowledge about the chosen topic.

Unveiling the factors which drive the seasonal workforce in a family-park tourism destination setting through interviews with previous workers of those destinations, and to understand the challenges of working seasonally opposed to working full-time.

[pt] Desafios diversos são colocados para os empreendedores atingirem o seu mercado consumidor. O financiamento de projetos é um dos mais sensíveis, visto a escassez e custo de capital. Com o avanço recente da tecnologia, novas iniciativas se propõem a estreitar esta relação e viabilizar negócios. O financiamento colaborativo por meio de crowdfunding se apresenta como solução a ser explorada neste estudo e o conceito e adoção da inovação é analisado como fator diferencial no alcance dos fundos necessários em conjunto com demais fatores motivacionais que balizam a decisão de apoio aos projetos. A prática é recente no Brasil, justificando a existência de poucos estudos. A Metodologia de Pesquisa prevê a aplicação de modelo de regressão logística, que é capaz de prever a probabilidade de que o projeto alcance sua meta em função de um conjunto de variáveis independentes. Por fim, a aplicação do modelo permitiu concluir que dentre as métricas avaliadas as que favorecem o sucesso são o tipo do projeto ser tudo ou nada, o número de apoiadores, o valor médio doado e pertencer ao grupo pessoa. Em contrapartida, sinalizou que as variáveis inovação, artes, empreendedor e social não influenciam a probabilidade de o projeto alcançar sua meta. / [en] Multiple challenges are placed for entrepreneurs to reach their consumer market. Project finance is one of the most sensitive, given the scarcity and cost of capital. With the recent advancement of technology, new initiatives aim to strengthen this relationship and make business viable. Collaborative funding through crowdfunding presents itself as a solution to be explored in this study and the concept and adoption of innovation is analyzed as a differential factor in the reach of the necessary funds together with other motivational factors that guide the decision to support the projects. The practice is recent in Brazil, justifying the existence of few studies. The Research Methodology provides for the application of a logistic regression model, which is able to predict the probability that the project will achieve its goal in function of a set of independent variables. Finally, the application of the model allowed us to conclude that among the evaluated metrics the ones that favor success are the type of project to be all or nothing, the number of supporters, the average value donated and belong to the personal group. On the other hand, it pointed out that the variables innovation, arts, entrepreneurship and social do not influence the probability of the project reaching its goal.

Este trabalho está inserido no grupo de Inteligência Artificial da UFRGS e contribui com os estudos que estão sendo realizados pela Profª. Magda Bercht, ambos sob orientação da Profa. Rosa Maria Viccari. Situa-se na área de Inteligência Artificial, Inteligência Artificial Aplicada à Educação, Sistemas Tutores Inteligentes e Agentes. O objetivo deste trabalho é propor a arquitetura de um agente capaz de identificar fatores motivacionais e afetivos pela monitoração das ações do usuário através da interface de um STI. Esta proposta inclui a descrição de um protótipo e descrição em detalhes de diversos itens necessários à integração, entre os quais estão: a arquitetura do STI utilizado, o sistema de comunicação utilizado pela sociedade de agentes, a interface e os requisitos necessários. Inicialmente, apresentam-se algumas estruturas de STI e alguns conceitos de agentes, seguidos de conceitos sobre emoção e afetividade. Em seguida apresentam-se as estratégias de identificação de três importantes fatores motivacionais e afetivos: Independência, Confiança e Esforço. Também são apresentados os requisitos mínimos necessários para aplicação das estratégias de identificação e integração do agente em um STI. / This work is inserted in the group of Artificial Intelligence of UFRGS and it contributes with the studies that are being accomplished by Magda Bercht. These studies are both under the guidance of Rosa Maria Viccari. They are focus the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence applied to the education, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Agents. The objective of this work is to propose an agent's architecture able to identify motivational and affective factors for the monitoring of the user's actions through the interface of an ITS. This proposal includes the description of a prototype and details of several items necessary to the integration. Among these are: the used ITS architecture, the communication system used by the agents' society, the interface, and the necessary requirements. Initially, some structures of ITS and some agents' concepts, followed by concepts about emotion and affectivity are presented. After, we present identification of identification of three important motivational and affective factors: Independence, Confidence and Effort. The necessary minimum requirements for application of the identification strategies and the agent's integration in an ITS are also presented.

We are now in the 21st century and each organisation is forced to be on the move and be dynamic, and this depends on the motivation of those working in the organisation in question. In any profession, and nursing is no exception, motivation at work is immediately reflected in everyone´s performance at work. The aim of this thesis was to chart the work motivation factors which support the decision to follow a nursing career and to map the use of motivational programmes by hospital management. Five hypotheses were established on the basis of these aims. Hypothesis 1: General nurses are motivated to pursue their career; this hypothesis was confirmed, as more than half of all nurses are satisfied with thein current positions and do not plan to leave their jobs within the next six years. Hypothesis 2: The main motivational factor to pursue a nursing career is salary assessment. This hypothesis was confirmed. This factor ranked sekond out of a total of sixteen. Hypothesis 3: For general nurses the prestige of the jo bis a motivational factor. This hypothesis was refuted; this factor ranked as the thirteenth most important. Hypothesis 4: General nurses see the possibility of further education as a motivational factor. This hypothesis was confirmed. 89 % of those questioned see this as a very important factor. Hypothesis 5: Hospitals have elaborated motivational programmes. This hypothesis was refuted. A qualitative examination of each of the interviews showed that the hospitals in question do not have motivational programmes. For the top management of hospitals these results can serve as impetus to implement new motivational programmes or procedures for assessing work performance and the effectiveness of educational activities in places where they are not yet in place.