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The Current State of Motivation Theory: The Self-Regulated Visitor

January 1, 1998 | Exhibitions
In this article, John W. Lightner, associate professor at Lansing Community College and doctoral student at Michigan State University, discusses motivation theory. Lightner traces changes in motivation theory from the Behaviorist Era to recent perspectives, from reward and punishment to a view of human learners as self-regulated. Lightner also relates this topic to museum practice.

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  • John Lightner
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    Lansing Community College
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1064-5578
    Publication Name: Visitor Studies Today!
    Volume: 1
    Number: 3
    Page Number: 13
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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