Self-determination theory in schools of education: Can an empirically supported framework also be critical and liberating?
Journal article
Ryan, Richard Michael and Niemiec, Christopher P.. (2009). Self-determination theory in schools of education: Can an empirically supported framework also be critical and liberating? Theory and Research in Education. 7(2), pp. 263 - 272. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477878509104331
Authors | Ryan, Richard Michael and Niemiec, Christopher P. |
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Abstract | In many graduate schools of education there is strong resistance to formal theories, especially those that are supported through quantitative empirical methods. In this article we describe how self-determination theory (SDT), a formal and empirically focused framework, shares sensibilities with critical theorists concerning the importance of actors' own embedded experiences of the world, and the importance of liberation and resistance to hegemony. Yet we argue that, unlike many post-modern views that are largely negative, SDT is truly critical precisely because it posits a common human nature, which can be more or less supported and allowed to flourish in different cultural and institutional contexts. |
Keywords | autonomy; educational theories; qualitative research; self-determination theory |
Year | 2009 |
Journal | Theory and Research in Education |
Journal citation | 7 (2), pp. 263 - 272 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. |
ISSN | 1477-8785 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1477878509104331 |
Page range | 263 - 272 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Place of publication | United States of America |
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