Self-Determination Theory

An Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence

by Elena Cirkovic

Domination, self-determination and circular organizing

by Georges Romme

Published in: Organization Studies, 1999

The emergence of self-organizing forms of control, based on the idea of self-determination, have challenged... more The emergence of self-organizing forms of control, based on the idea of self-determination, have challenged traditional forms of control based on the concept of domination. As such, self-determination has been put forward as an alternative rather than as a complement to domination. This paper describes and explores the circular forms of organizing that have been emerging in several parts of the world, viewing them as a possible synthesis of two existing archetypical concepts of power-self-determination and domination. In particular, the emergence of circular organizing in the Dutch company Endenburg Elektrotechniek is documented and interpreted. This case illustrates how a circular structure can be superimposed on the administrative hierarchy, with the latter continuing to play a substantial role in controlling and managing work processes. In the absence of a single ultimate authority, organizational control is exercised through feedback rather than power. As a result of this study, circularity of power is shown to be an interesting theoretical and instrumental concept.

Self-determination as a moderator of demands and control: Implications for employee strain and engagement

by Stacey Parker

TURKISH EFL SPEAKING COURSE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATIONS AND THEIR INSTRUCTORS’ AUTONOMY SUPPORT

by Ali Dinçer

"MA Thesis supervised by Dr. Savaş YEŞİLYURT"

Many studies using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as a theoretical platform have emphasized the importance of knowing... more Many studies using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as a theoretical platform have emphasized the importance of knowing students’ motivational orientations in education, and stated that autonomy-supportive or controlling learning climates are significant to determine students’ motivational resources, academic achievement, and classroom engagement. Although there are many studies in the general education domain on these issues, there are few studies which focus specifically on foreign language learning especially basic language skill courses in the relevant literature. By this study, it is aimed to investigate respectively Turkish English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) speaking course students’ motivational orientations; to demonstrate the relations among intrinsic and extrinsic orientations of students, their self perception of competence, autonomy, learning climate and classroom engagement; and lastly to examine the effects of students’ perceptions of autonomy supportive or suppressive learning climates on their perceived competence, autonomous regulation, self-determined levels and engagement within the framework of SDT. In order to fulfill these aims, 142 pre-service teachers who are enrolled to EFL speaking courses at preparatory and first grades in a Turkish university were asked to complete a questionnaire to assess these constructs, followed up with oral interviews with 7 specially selected participants. In brief, research findings showed that students are generally intrinsically motivated to speak English, and more self-determined motivational orientations are important predictors in determining students’ competence, autonomous regulation, and their course engagement. In addition, it also revealed that instructors’ autonomy supportive or controlling motivating styles were directly effective on students’ self perceptions about competence and autonomy, and had an indirect effect on students’ self-determined levels and classroom engagement with the mediators, competence and autonomy. At the end of the study, in the light of research findings, some effective classroom instruction strategies and suggestions were developed to motivate learners to speak English volitionally by overcoming some psychological barriers.

Keywords: Autonomy, Autonomy-support, English Speaking, Intrinsic Motivation, Self-Determination Theory

Using Self-Determination Theory in Participant Selection for Narrative Inquiry: A Methodology for the Participant-Selection Variant of an Explanatory Sequential Design

by Susan Glassett

Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, April 13-17, Vancouver, Canada.

This paper discusses the use of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in a mixed methods design to enable a maximum... more This paper discusses the use of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in a mixed methods design to enable a maximum variation sampling strategy for a narrative inquiry.  The methodology for this participant-selection variant of an explanatory sequential design (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2011) is described.  The two-phased approach uses SDT and cluster analysis in the first quantitative phase, to establish groups of participants.  Profiles of these groups subsequently inform the second phase narrative inquiry and provide the ability to use maximum variation sampling.  This strategy in turn ensures a divergent set of experiences for the narrative inquiry.  The profiles created often have potential for immediate application in practice.  An example of this methodology in use is provided from an ongoing study

Collective Agency Oct 11

by Fabian Schuppert

what can we do? A philosophical analysis on rights and self determination

by Fabio Macioce

The principle of self-determination, as commonly intended, is based on a formal and individualistic view of liberty... more The principle of self-determination, as commonly intended, is based on a formal and individualistic view of liberty rights. This perspective, however, is inconsistent with the needs of a community, and particularly with the necessity to promote a relatively stable social order, and an integration between subjects. I propose a different perspective that takes into account the relationships rather than the individual. In particular, I will try to demonstrate 1) that any community implement a specific social order, that is a complex of practices; 2) that any social practices express specific values​​, 3) that these values ​​are the result of historical and cultural circumstances, 4) that they are subject to an ongoing public debate, and finally 5) that only if the individual praxis is consistent with these values ​​can it lead to recognition of rights. In that perspective does not exist a general liberty to determine itself, outside of a specific relational situation. It could only be affirmed that one has a practical liberty (not a right) to do and to act as it wants, but its rights depends on relationships in which the person is engaged.

The Relational Model of the Right to Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples in Canada

by Elvira Nurieva

The Holding of Plebiscite as a Means of Realising the Right to Self-determination of the Peoples of Kashmir: Are the Security Council Resolutions Still …

by Inkasar Khan

Defining media enjoyment as the satisfaction of intrinsic needs.

by Nicholas Bowman

Tamborini, R., Bowman, N.D., Eden, A., Grizzard, M., & Organ, A. Defining media enjoyment as the satisfaction of intrinsic needs. Journal of Communication, 60(4), 758-777.

This article presents a model of enjoyment rooted in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) that includes... more This article presents a model of enjoyment rooted in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) that includes the satisfaction of three needs related to psychological well-being: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. In an experiment designed to validate this conceptualization of enjoyment, we manipulate video game characteristics related to the satisfaction of these needs and examine their relative effects on enjoyment. The validated model explains 51% of the variance in enjoyment, even without including needs usually studied in relation to enjoyment such as pleasure seeking. Results indicate the utility of defining enjoyment as need satisfaction. These results are discussed in terms of a broader conceptualization of enjoyment represented as the satisfaction of a comprehensive set of functional needs.

National Self-Determination, Global Equality and Moral Arbitrariness

by Chris Armstrong

forthcoming in Journal of Political Philosophy

Identification and Identity

by J. David Velleman

In Contours of Agency, a Festschrift for Harry Frankfurt, edited by Sarah Buss and Lee Overton (MIT Press, 2002), pp. 91-123

‘Self-determination, peacemaking and peacebuilding: recent trends in African intrastate peace agreements.’

by Kelly Stathopoulou

Forthcoming in Duncan French (ed.), Statehood, self-determination and minorities: reconciling tradition and modernity in International Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).

"Thomistic Hylomorphism, Self-Determination, Neuroplasticity, and Grace: The Case of Addiction"

by Daniel D. De Haan

A version of this paper was presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, October 28-30, 2011. For a citable version see the forthcoming, “Thomistic Hylomorphism, Self-Determination, Neuroplasticity, and Grace: The Case of Addiction” in the Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association: Science, Reason, and Religion, Vol. 85,
(2012).

This paper presents a Thomistic analysis of addiction that incorporates scientific, philosophical and theological... more This paper presents a Thomistic analysis of addiction that incorporates scientific, philosophical and theological features of addiction. I will argue first, that a Thomistic hylomorphic anthropology provides a cogent explanation of the causal interactions between human action and neuroplasticity. I employ Karol Wojtyła’s account of self-determination to further clarify the kind of neuroplasticity involved in addiction. Next, I will elucidate how a Thomistic anthropology can accommodate, without reductionism, both the neurophysiological and psychological elements of addiction, and finally, I will make clear how Thomism can provide an ethics and theology of grace that can be integrated with these ontological and scientific considerations into a holistic theory of addiction.

EVALUATED FROM A SELF DETERMINISTIC PERSPECTIVE: THE IMPACT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL

by Bert Verleysen

Research Proposal: The Relationship between Self-Determined Motivation, Perfectionism and Exercise Dependence in Experienced Adult Weightlifters.

by luke wilkin

Postgraduate Research Project Proposal

С.В. Соколовский. Самоопределение и проблемы меньшинства (международно-правовые аспекты) // Этнометодология: проблемы, подходы,концепции. М., 1995. Вып.2. С.115-132

by Sergey Sokolovskiy

Conceptual problems of minorities and non-dominant groups in post-totalitarian transition states,  as well as the... more Conceptual problems of minorities and non-dominant groups in post-totalitarian transition states,  as well as the problems of minorities' self-determination in international law are analyzed

A Multidimensional Framework of Learner Control

by Michael Karim

A proposal of explanatory model of the psychological well-being in sport context

by Jaime Leon

Palestinian Statehood Proposal: Critical Liberation Theory Analysis

by Judy Villeneuve

The Palestinian State declaration of independence and recent full state membership proposal to the United Nations is... more The Palestinian State declaration of independence and recent full state membership proposal to the United Nations is the object of the foregoing critical liberation theory analysis because the act of “self-determination” quintessentially embodies the concepts of “social, political transformation” and “emancipation” found at the center of this theory’s purpose.