Fostering university students' autonomous motivation through a societal impact project: a qualitative study of students' and teachers' perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fostering students' autonomous motivation is linked to numerous positive outcomes. However, stimulating autonomous motivation of students in health professions remains a challenge. According to the Self-Determination Theory, supporting students' basic psychological needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence fosters their autonomous motivation. However, there is a lack of studies that explore how and why education might enhance students' autonomous motivation. We designed, implemented, and investigated an extracurricular project called the 'Societal Impact Project' (SIP) to support students' basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation through three principles, offering authentic and collaborative learning experiences as well as scaffolding. This study aimed t

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660546 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature