Provision of structure in educational context: Perspective of self-determination theory

• Authors: Święcicka, Małgorzata

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to analyze the concept of a parent’s provision of structure as proposed in the Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Basic assumptions and thesis of SDT concerning autonomous motivation are discussed. According to SDT, autonomous motivation develops by internalization of initially externalized motivation. Parents can facilitate this process by responding to a child's basic psychological needs: autonomy, relatedness and competence. The need for competence is satisfied by providing a structure, which allows children to feel in control of their environment. Parental structure promotes development of autonomous motivation only when parental support is present. In the article the concept of providing a structure is linked to other similar constructs: scaffolding, control and setting limits, to show the specificity of the SDT perspective.

Keywords

EN

Self-Determination Theory (SDT); autonomous motivation; provision of structure; scaffolding; parental control

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Psychologia Wychowawcza
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 58(16)
• Pages: 73-84

Dates

published

2019-12-11

Contributors

author

Święcicka, Małgorzata

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.6362