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This book presents a potential hierarchy between the three basic psychological needs central to Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Findings from the author's research suggest that the motivation to exercise autonomy is an outcome that is cumulatively influenced by the perceived quality of the teacher-student relationship and students' perceived competence within specific learning contexts and with a specific teacher.These findings are the basis for three hypotheses regarding students' motivation to engage with learning activities. The first is that perceived competence is informed by and reciprocally informs the quality of the teacher-student relationship. The second is that students' perceived competence and the quality of the teacher-student relationship have a combined impact upon students' autonomous motivation. The final posit is that a teacher can be autonomy supportive both prior to and during activities where students have opportunities to exercise their autonomy. Such autonomy support includes the influence of teacher feedback upon students' perceived competence and their subsequent motivation to autonomously engage with learning activities.This research begins to unravel such motivational interplay through an SDT-informed model, which is used as the basis for discussing the specific influence of teacher feedback and autonomy support upon students' engagement with learning activities in formal learning settings. The findings and model are worthy of further testing and development, as part of the wider agenda of student engagement, wellbeing and positive psychology prevalent in educational research, education psychology, and the philosophy of social motivation.

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Wood's careful study adds to the growing weight of evidence to support the centrality of relationships and relatedness in human growth and flourishing. Those of us who are concerned with children's spirituality have been arguing this point for decades, hoping to see more emphasis on such matters in education, medicine, parenting, social care and so on. Here then is further evidence to support our cause [...] We would do well to take note of this study, and to acknowledge the implications for all of our children, and the many institutions that work with them. Mark Plater, Bishop Grosseteste University, International Journal of Children's Spirituality 23/3 (2018)

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Dr Roger Wood is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Aberdeen, UK, and is also a fully registered teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He previously served as a Senior Lecturer in Primary Teacher Development at Bishop Grosseteste University, UK, and as a primary school teacher and headteacher for 23 years. His research centres upon identifying teacher behaviours and methods that enhance students' motivation for and engagement with school-based learning, alongside the investigation of career-long professional learning of teachers in island and remote schools.

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