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    and motivation together lead to the concept of job enrichment – initiatives for impacting employees ' experiences of job satisfaction such that their experience and performance are improved. The concept of job enrichment emerges from Herzberg 's theory, as employees ' higher order needs should be the focus of organizational leaders interested in improving motivation. These include giving employees more control, responsibility, and permission to use their own discretion in order to get good results

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    Review of Literature A sampling of sport participants was surveyed using a 2x2 achievement goal framework with the intent of gaining an understanding of coach’s support for autonomy and how it complied with the basic psychological and motivational needs that an athlete might exhibit. Those motivational needs would be divided into four major categories which are components of two major halves, those four parts being, mastery avoidance goals, mastery performance goals, performance approach goals

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    other motivational theories which would work at Google

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    fact that this assignment allowed me to directly apply what we learned in class in my life is appealing to me. There have been many theories and terms that we have covered, but items such as the self-determination theory, social support, and the stimulus-response theory stood out, probably due to incorporating them in my behavior change. The self-determination theory has been made prevalent in my life as I have seen it hold true in my personal goals, and I have used it to help motivate others to

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    Micro Level The theory that best explains Jimmy’s life on a micro level, is Resiliency theory. Resilience is described as “the capacity of a dynamic system to adapt successfully to disturbances that threaten the viability, the function, or the development of that system” (Southwick, Bonanno, Masten, Panter-Brick & Yehuda, 2014, p.4). This means that resilience can be shown by the person’s capacity to adjust himself to new and difficult situations. In Jimmy’s case, during his life, he had to adapt

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    My experiences with an afterschool tutoring program offered me the opportunity for me to implement theories and concepts in a real world situation. One experience stands out from the rest, due to the progress I made developing resiliency in the child by using Deci and Ryan’s, Self-Determination Theory. One Monday, a student needed my assistance understanding a new concept that he had learned in math class. I began the session by asking to see Andy’s notes from class. As we progressed through the

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    A comparison between the characteristics of students with high self-determination and risky outcomes of students with learning disabilities and ADHD reveal a connection. On one hand, those with high self-determination show class engagement, motivation, and positive self-esteem (Linnenbrink-Garcia & Patall). On the other hand, those with disabilities show disengagement or dropout, demotivation or amotivation, and low self-esteem (American Psychological Association, 2013; Cortiella & Horowitz, 2012)

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    toward Motivation 3.0 and that we should become more type I people than Type X. Pink suggest this because Motivation 3.0 and Type I both go with the three nutrients we need to better our world; autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Autonomy is a self-determination theory, Mastery is the desire to get better and better at something you like, and finally purpose provides activation energy for living. Pink reaffirms “For type I, it’s the main motivator is the freedom, challenge, and purpose of the undertaking

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    feel comfortable and want to take interest in what they are learning. According to Interest Theory it is important for students to find value in what they are learning. Some examples of this include; when a student is able to apply what they have learned to everyday occurrences, being able to gain gratification from achievements, and even feel the recognition of a practiced skill as useful. Attribution Theory implies that as a teacher it is important to create an environment where many different cultures

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    Parenting Over Time

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    There are different parenting techniques causes adults to treat boys and girls different bases off the Self Determination Theory. To understand The Self Determination Theory Joyce Endendijk states that, “parental control strategies can be defined as any strategy that a parent uses to alter, change, or influence their child’s behavior, thoughts, or feelings” (Endendijk, 2). The self determination is caused by different types of parenting. The first type of parenting that alter the parenting

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