Engagement, Motivation, and Students’ Achievement

This book analyses discourses of the use of engagement and motivation in schools globally. It focuses on the overall impact of engagement on teachers, students’ motivation, students’ well-being, and standards. It examines the role of engagement and motivation impacting teachers and students in the classroom, and the overall impact of inclusive classroom models to improve their performance in the classroom. The book analyses topics such as cultural identities and engagement, students’ personalities and their impact on learning, the role of intelligence in learning, social learning, engagement in collaborative groups, and teachers’ role in promoting engagement in the classroom.

The book contributes in a very scholarly way, to a more holistic understanding of the nexus between globalisation, dominant models of motivation, and students’ engaging learning environments, and their academic achievement.

1 Engagement, motivation, and students’ achievement.- 2 Increasing students’ engagement in the classroom.- 3 Models of inclusive classrooms in promoting motivation and performance.- 4 Cultural identities in the classroom and engagement.- 5 Students’ personalities and their impact on academic achievement.- 6 The role of intelligence and its impact on academic achievement.- 7 Social and cultural factors and their influences on engagement in the classroom.- 8 The impact of social learning on students’ motivation and performance.- 9 Engagement in collaborative groups in the classroom and improved academic achievement.- 10 Teachers’ role in promoting engagement, motivation, and students’ achievement.

Joseph Zajda is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specializes in globalization and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 45 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalization and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the Editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2021). Recent publications include: Zajda, J (Ed). (2020a). Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020b). Human rights education globally. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020c). Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms: Emerging paradigms. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2018). He is an Elected Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).