School Leadership and Student Motivation
This online article answers specific questions about how school leaders generate student motivation.
These questions include:
1.  How can school leaders generate student motivation?
2.  Can school restructuring plans be used to increase student mottivaiton?
3.  How does a school's organizational structure influence levels of student motviation?
4.  Does the school leader's motivation to succeed influence student motivation?
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed346558.html

Building Resiliency In Students
This is an article found in Educational Leadership that discusses building resiliency in students'motivation to learn.
http://www.valdosta.edu/~whuitt/psy702/files/resilnt.html

Motivation and Middle School Students
This article outlines suggestions for middle school teachers and administrators for enhancing student motivation.
It discusses three theories (Attribution Theory, Goal Theory, and Self-Determination Theory) that are currently
prominent and that have relevance for young adolescents and their eduators.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed421281.html

Some Ideas For Motivating Students
This website offers  suggestions for ways to motivate students (including rewards, explanations, and positive emotions).
http://www.virtualsalt.com/motivate.htm

Developing Efficacy Beliefs In The Classroom
Concerning self-efficacy in students, this article focuses upon the theoretical overview, research,
and classroom practices surrounding the study of social studies.
http://www.aare.edu.au/99pap/sew99301.htm

Motivating Students
Suggestions are given to help teachers better understand and relate to students
who show little motivation in the classroom.
There are specific answers to questions such as:
How do I empower students in the classroom?
How do I teach apathetic students?
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~tep/tshooting/motivating.html