Part I. The Future and its Discontents: Prospects for building the future
The failure to learn: A motivational analysis
A moral tale
Part II. Motives as Emotions: Need achievement
The model: B = M x P x I
Analysis and critique
Further educational implications
Part III. Motives as thoughts: Cognitions versus emotions
Analysis and critique
Educational implications
Conclusions
Part IV. Self-Worth and the Fear of Failure: Self-worth theory of achievement motivation
An arsenal of excuses
Motivated cognitions and coping
Conclusions
Part V. Achievement Anxiety: A brief history
Integration
Reducing anxiety
Conclusions
Part VI. The Competitive Learning Game: The structure of learning
Scarcity of rewards
Competition and minorities
Conclusions
Part VII. Motivational Equity and the Will to Learn: The problem
Solutions
Global gambit
Conclusions
Part VIII. Strategic Thinking and the Will to Learn: What is thinking?
The evidence
Strategic problems
Problem discovery
The transfer of knowledge
Analysis and conclusions
Part IX. An Immodest Proposal: Serious games
Playing school
Schools and jobs
Prospects and conclusions
Part X. Obstacles to Change: The myths of competition
If not competition, then what?
Conclusions
Appendices
References
Index.
