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SDT & Health Policy Workshop Post Script
December 7, 2023 by Arlen Moller
Reflections on Health Policy from the 8th International SDT Conference BY ARLEN MOLLER, BEN RIGBY, & EMILY OLIVER | DEC 07, 20231Illinois Institute of Technology; 2Newcastle University; 3Durham University On May 31st 2023, we hosted a participatory workshop titled “SDT & Health Policy,” at the 8th International Self-Determination Theory (SDT) Conference in Orlando, Florida (1)....
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Canadian Family Physician (CFP): On hidden psychological costs of virtual healthcare, A call to action
April 26, 2022 by Lemos Kelly
June 28, 2021 / Adam Neufeld, MD MSc In this article from the Canadian Family Physician (CFP), SDT International Scholar, Adam Neufeld, writes about the psychological impacts of virtual healthcare due to the global pandemic. Meeting medical needs is a hot topic in virtual care. Equally important but less discussed, however, are basic psychological needs....
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Psychology Today: Time for a Psychologically Smart Technology
March 13, 2022 by Lemos Kelly
March 11, 2022 / By Kostadin Kushlev, Ph.D. In this news article from Psychology Today, read about using basic psychological needs to design smart technology that helps improve our lives.
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The Campus: Boosting student motivation through course design
November 30, 2021 by Lemos Kelly
June 3, 2021 / By Maurice Kinsella, Niamh Nestor, John Wyatt In this article from The Campus, Part of the Times Higher Education, Maurice Kinsella and Niamh Nestor explain how to use self-determination theory as a guide to boost student motivation through careful online course design.
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Harvard Business Review: What Maslow’s Hierarchy Won’t Tell You About Motivation
November 1, 2021 by Lemos Kelly
November 26, 2014 / by Susan Fowler In this Harvard Business Review article, Susan Fowler describes how we can take advantage of SDT as a new, contemporary science to understand motivation.
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Forbes: Leaders Who Coach Improve Employee Well-Being And Build Strong Relationships
June 11, 2021 by Lemos Kelly
June 8, 2021 // by Tony Gambill SDT is highlighted in this Forbes article describing how leading through coaching is an important tool for building strong employee relationships and improving employee well-being.
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Infographic: Ways to be Autonomy-Supportive for Teachers
June 11, 2021 by Lemos Kelly
By Rashmi Kusurka
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Times Colonist: B.C. taking correct approach to COVID-19, UVic psychology professor says
June 2, 2021 by Lemos Kelly
May 19, 2020 // By Roxanne Egan-Elliott Interesting thoughts on motivation for social distancing in this article citing SDT researcher Fred Grouzet
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