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February 27, 2026Open Access

Building Motivation and Achievement in Urban Students: Insights From a Supportive Academy

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The study aims to understand what motivates urban students in an accelerated honors high school to learn.
Qualitative design using grounded theory
Participants included 44 students in grades 9-12
Data collected through open-ended responses to a motivational question
Family was identified as the primary motivator for students
Intrinsic motivation increased from grades 9-10 to 11-12
Higher levels of intrinsic motivation observed among female students
Intrinsic motivation positively correlated with GPA

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This qualitative study explored what motivates urban students in an accelerated honors high school to learn. Forty-four students in grades 9-12 responded to a single, open-ended question: “What motivates you to learn?” Using grounded theory, the findings indicated that family was the primary motivator. Intrinsic motivation increased from grades 9-10 to 11-12, was higher among females, and was positively correlated with GPA.

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Haley Normandin (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a135ebed1d949a99abfdbf — DOI: https://doi.org/10.51830/001c.158365

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Haley Normandin

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Journal of Urban Learning Teaching and Research

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Merrimack College

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