Welcome to the Youth Empowerment System (YES).

Linkages will be made with selected institutions of higher education and training. Plans will be developed in which details are worked out as to the range of possible interactions between those institutions and the proposed processes

Specific Studies:

Specific studies are not limited to but might include:

1. What role does motivation play on academic achievement and learning?

2. The impact of motivation on minorities and social construct that surrounds minority students;

3. How do other sectors, i.e business use motivational techniques to enhance performance;

4. Identify exemplary after-school, public, private and charter school programs that focus on motivational issues.

5. Cooperative and team learning strategies

Expected Outcomes:

• The development of a cadre of academicians and community learners who are knowledgeable and committed to increasing their understanding of motivational theories and applications.

• The development of motivational curriculum models that could be appropriately applied in a variety of learning environments;

• The placement of motivation as a key element of discussion among stakeholders who have vested interest in the learning and achievement of all children;

• The establishment of clinical settings in which motivational paradigms and models can be examined and evaluated

• The commitment to establish a forum(s) for pure research on the subject of motivation and learning; thus, contributing to the existing body of literature on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

Key Strategies

Key strategies that will be used to facilitate the achievement of the expected outcomes include:

• Develop sound opportunities for stakeholders to investigate classical and current paradigms and variables that inform them about motivation and learning.

• Create opportunities for academicians and the community of learners to develop a learned posture of leadership; and to create opportunities of learning that support the development of their skills which will impact the actions and learning of others;

• Create an arena of knowledgeable community of learners with specialization emphasis on learning and motivation. This community of learners will be available for local, state and national consultations;

• Contribute to an electronic newsletter that will inform education, social systems, secular and religious systems, social sciences, etc, regarding the relationship(s) between motivation and learning.

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