Engagement, Motivation, and Students’ Achievement

Joseph Zajda is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specializes in globalization and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 45 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalization and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the Editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2021). Recent publications include: Zajda, J (Ed). (2020a). Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020b). Human rights education globally. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020c). Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms: Emerging paradigms. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2018). He is an Elected Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).

1 Engagement, motivation, and students' achievement.- 2 Increasing students' engagement in the classroom.- 3 Models of inclusive classrooms in promoting motivation and performance.- 4 Cultural identities in the classroom and engagement.- 5 Students' personalities and their impact on academic achievement.- 6 The role of intelligence and its impact on academic achievement.- 7 Social and cultural factors and their influences on engagement in the classroom.- 8 The impact of social learning on students' motivation and performance.- 9 Engagement in collaborative groups in the classroom and improved academic achievement.- 10 Teachers' role in promoting engagement, motivation, and students' achievement.