Greek Talented Students’ Motivation
A Qualitative Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15413335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dimitrios Zbainos (0000-0003-4362-5986, Harokopio University of Athens, corresponding author), Anastasia Kyritsi (Kuehne + Nagel (Greece)) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 131-142 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gifted and Talented International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1533-2276 • E-ISSN: 2470-9565 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15332276.2011.11673597 |
| OpenAlex | W327060426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 56 |
This article presents one of the few recent attempts to investigate aspects of motivation of Greek gifted students. This effort is particularly challenging since gifted education in Greece is a nonexistent concept, and any study of Greek gifted students has to overcome obstacles related to definition, location and identification of gifted students. The present study investigated the motivation of 10 Greek talented students who had won national and international competitions in different fields of talent. The method of investigation was qualitative through interviews. Their narrations demonstrated that their occupation with what would later become their talents, started either by chance, or by a member of the family who distinguished some ability and operated as their mentor. In the process all participants described mastery goal orientation motivating their actions, until they started participating in competitions, where performance orientation operated additionally to their existing mastery orientation. In general, their behavior was directed by approach motivation, while avoidance motivation did not seem to be present at all
Gifted education · Goal Orientation · Goal theory · Identification (biology · Mathematics education · Orientation (vector space · Pedagogy · Process (computing · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology
Approach and Avoidance Motivation
The Development of Academic Self-Efficacy
Schools, Academic Motivation, and Stage‐Environment Fit
Transforming gifts into talents
Achievement motivation
Academic Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy
Self-Efficacy
A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality.
Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance.
Frames of mind
Beyond IQ
InterViews
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being
Teachers’ Evalution of Gifted Children’ Characteristics
The Talent Development of American Physics Olympians
An analysis of learned helplessness
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations
The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits
What young people want to know when
Student differences in self-regulated learning
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |