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#SDT2019 Conference Website LIVE

June 27, 2018 by Shannon

Mark your calendars: May 21-24 2019 #SDT2019. This only happens every 3 years. And this time we’ll be meeting near Amsterdam on the North Sea coast of Holland www.sdt2019.org

Video Interview with Johnmarshall Reeve on Student Motivation

February 12, 2018 by Shannon

Check out Dr. Johnmarshall Reeve, #SDTFaculty, 5-minute video interview on #StudentEngagement and #motivation… https://youtu.be/7DA95RAM_PM via @YouTube

The Intrinsic Motivation of Richard Ryan and Edward Deci

January 13, 2018 by Shannon

#SelfDeterminationTheory…how it all began. APA Interview with Richard Ryan and Edward Deci The Intrinsic Motivation of Richard Ryan and Edward Deci http://psyciq.apa.org/intrinsic-motivation-richard-ryan-edward-deci/

SDT Workshop on Education by Dr. Christopher Niemiec

December 4, 2017 by Shannon

Questions about #Education #ClassroomMotivation #SelfDeterminationTheory? Get answers from Christopher Niemiec’s recent workshop at Proyecto 50, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia

New SDT Book by Ryan & Deci. Get your Special Discount Now!

August 8, 2017 by Shannon

The 2nd Printing of the Self-Determination Theory Book just released with embossed cover This long-awaited book by Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci is now available around the globe! North and South America Use discount code: AFSDT Click here to order * discount code will auto-generate when using link above UK & Europe Use discount code: GUIL3...

See Recently Released SDT Articles Here First

August 7, 2017 by Steph Green

Advance Online SDT Articles: Halvari, H., Healey, J., Olafsen, A. H., Byrkjeland, R., Deci, E. L., Williams, G. C. (2016). Physical activity and motivational predictors of changes in health behavior and health among DM2 and CAD patients. Scand J Med Sci Sports. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1111/sms.12757 Vian, T., Bachman DeSilva, M., Cabral, H.J., Williams, G.C.,...

Paul Adachi, recipient of APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Media Psychology & Technology Award

August 6, 2017 by Kelly Lemos

Congratulations to SDT Scholar Paul Adachi, for receiving this prestigious APA award. For more information about Paul Adachi’s research, click here.

Motivation: What works and what doesn’t

July 24, 2017 by Kelly Lemos

How do you motivate people at work? Three decades ago it was all about reward and punishment but much has changed since the days of the behaviourists, BF Skinner and his rats. Today motivational theory, research and practice focusses on harnessing the essential psychological needs of an individual. Click to listen to the interview below....

Discover NEW questions and answers about SDT from Ryan’s and Deci’s latest podcast.

June 14, 2017 by Kelly Lemos

What Really Motivates Us It’s a question of carrot or stick. Or possibly neither. What really motivates us? Humans have pondered this question for decades. Is it money, power, and fame? Or rather fear and punishment? Psychologists’ answers have varied, along with a broad transformation in prevailing views. “The whole field of motivation has changed...