Meta-analytic evidence supports autonomy's universality, with student and teacher autonomy predicting better outcomes across cultures¶
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q1 i? Counter-claims that autonomy is not a basic need in East Asian cultures were answered by subsequent meta-analytic evidence supporting universality, with student and teacher autonomy predicting better outcomes across cultures. → Richard M. Ryan 2024
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Richard M. Ryan 2024¶
Richard M. Ryan. (2024). Comments on Integration, Theory Conflicts, and Practical Implementations: Some Contrarian Ideas for Consideration. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09858-1
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The author's second-hand report of meta-analytic findings (citing Howard et al., 2021 and Slemp et al., 2020) supporting the universality of autonomy as a basic psychological need, offered as an example of how errors of commission can be tested. No effect sizes are printed here.
"Indeed, within educational research, the meta-analytic evidence suggests that both student (Howard et al., 2021) and teacher (Slemp et al., 2020) autonomy predict better outcomes across cultures."
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Meta-analytic evidence supports autonomy's universality, with student and teacher autonomy predicting better outcomes across cultures |
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Meta-analytic evidence supports autonomy's universality, with student and teacher autonomy predicting better outcomes across cultures |
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