Social Motivation: Understanding Children's School Adjustment

Cambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development

by Jaana Juvonen (Editor), Bernard Weiner (Foreword), Kathryn R. Wentzel (Editor)

This volume, featuring work by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides new perspectives on how and why children tend to thrive or fail at school. The individual chapters examine the unique roles of peers and teachers in communicating and reinforcing school-related attitudes, expectations, and definitions of self. The relation of children's school adjustment to school motivation, interpersonal functioning, and social skillfulness are also explored. The developmental and social perspectives on motivation and achievement presented in this text provide fresh insights into the complex processes that contribute to success in school. This is important reading for educators and psychologists who work with children.

396 pages, Hardcover

First published September 13, 1996

About the author

Jaana Juvonen is a professor of developmental psychology in the Psychology Department at UCLA. She studies adolescent social-emotional development by focusing on peer relationships (e.g., peer rejection & victimization; friendships).