Self-determination theory

And at the time, like you have no idea like that that's gonna like start your educational journey or how groundbreaking that was.

But I interviewed a bunch of homeschoolers, I asked them about intrinsic motivation, specifically utilizing DC and Ryan's self-determination theory.

And I started thinking about my own life and my own parenthood journey and what next steps were for my son.

So we only planned to, or I really, right? And I include him in

And I was like, she's speaking right to my heart.

Right.

Self-determination theory.

Okay, so for this is super researched, this is not just like someone had an idea and like thinks that this is useful, like this is actually really well researched theory.

Hello, learning people, and welcome to Episode 93 of the eLearning Coach Podcast.

What motivates people to learn, to grow, and to keep going? In this episode, I speak with Matt Richter about self-determination theory.

It's a powerful theory for understanding human motivation.

We explore the three universal psychological needs at the heart of the theory, how to apply the principles to your work and life, and how managers can create environments that support rather than undermine motivation.

I'm delighted to be with you.

I have really been enjoying The Motivation Blueprint.

I never explored self-determination theory, and I'm so happy that you've written such a great, clear book about it.

So I'm really enjoying that.

That learning is important.

So the theory I want to anchor our discussion sort of towards is a theory that was developed a long time ago by DC and Ryan called the self-determination theory.

I want you to think about the self-determination theory is as a set of factors that have been shown to affect people.

about thriving and motivation and someone's willingness to work toward a goal.

Because I'm seeing this a lot too, like, oh, my kid has no motivation.

You're somebody who's really there to offer support.

And let the world teach your kid those lessons.

All right, lastly, number three in the self-determination theory is a sense of belonging.

Exactly.

But the lecture contrasts McClellan's model with a more modern framework called self-determination theory, or SDT, developed by Desi and Ryan.

Right, SDT.

SDT is basically the dominant framework in contemporary psychology right now.