Parents' role in the academic motivation of students with gifts and talents

Alex C. Garn, Michael S. Matthews, Jennifer L. Jolly

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Abstract

Parents play a key role in developing their children's academic motivation, and parents of children with gifts and talents also may face additional parenting challenges that are less commonly faced by parents of average-ability learners whose needs are more readily met in the school setting. School psychologists may be charged with addressing these issues, despite having little or no training on the needs of families of high-ability learners. We use the lens provided by the self-determination theory of motivation to consider how social-environmental climates created by parents can promote or impede the academic motivation of students with gifts and talents.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)656-667
Number of pages12
JournalPsychology in the Schools
Volume49
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

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