Empowering You to INspire and Motivate others
John Froiland has trained administrators, professors, mental health professionals, teachers, parents, and engineers how to communicate in a way that motivates and inspires others.
Leaders Mastering Inspirational Communication
Instructor Communication that Promotes Wellbeing and Learning
Dr. John Froiland can adapt these transformative insights for your organization and goals.
The Happiness Class Anyone Can Take
Froiland, J. M. (2018). Promoting gratitude and positive feelings about learning among young adults. Journal of Adult Development, 25(4), 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-018-9294-0
Instructor-Student Relationships Promote Happiness
Froiland, J. M., Worrell, F. C., & Oh, H. (2019). Teacher–student relationships, psychological need satisfaction, and happiness among diverse students. Psychology in the Schools, 56(5), 856-870. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22245
Aloha Teachers!
Froiland, J. M., Davison, M. L., & Worrell, F. C. (2016). Aloha teachers: Teacher autonomy support promotes Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students’ motivation, school belonging, course-taking and math achievement. Social Psychology of Education, 19(4), 879-894. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-016-9355-9
Engineering Thriving Model: See Engineering Thriving Tab for more
Gesun, J. S., Pitman-Gammon, R., Berger, E. J., Froiland, J. M., & Godwin, A. (2021). Developing a consensus model of engineering thriving using a Delphi process. International Journal of Engineering Education, 37(4), 1. https://www.ijee.ie/1atestissues/Vol37-4/08_ijee4079.pdf
Teachers Supporting Emotional Readiness of Parents and Children
Puccioni, J., Froiland, J. M., & Moeyaert, M. (2020). Preschool teachers’ transition practices and parents’ perceptions as predictors of involvement and children’s school readiness. Children and Youth Services Review, 109, 104742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104742
Notre Dame: Rewards at School Strain Parent-Teacher Relationships
Kowalski, M. J., & Froiland, J. M. (2020). Parent perceptions of elementary classroom management systems and their children’s motivational and emotional responses. Social Psychology of Education, 23(2), 433-448. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-020-09543-5
Parents Inspiring their Children to Love Lifelong Learning
Dr. John Froiland created the first field-based intervention of parental autonomy and relatedness supportive communication. He also conducted many other influential studies that show how parent autonomy support promotes student's love for learning, engagement, and psychological wellbeing. He also created the BEAR model of parent invovlement in school, which entails Beliefs, Expectations, Autonomy Support, and Relationships.
Commisioned Cambridge University Press chapter on Autonomy and Relatedness
Froiland, J. M. (2020). Parental autonomy and relatedness support. In Worrell, F. C., Hughes, T. L., & Dixson, D. D. (Eds.). The Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology (pp. 260-276). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108235532.016
The BEAR model of Parent Involvement
Froiland, J. M. (2021). A comprehensive model of preschool through high school parent involvement with emphasis on the psychological facets. School Psychology International, 42(2), 103-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034320981393
Parental autonomy support and learning goals: strengthening motivation
Froiland, J. M. (2011). Parental autonomy support and student learning goals: A preliminary examination of an intrinsic motivation intervention. In Child & Youth Care forum, 40, 135-149. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10566-010-9126-2
Parent expectations and trust of teachers promote healthy behavior
Froiland, J. M., & Davison, M. L. (2014). Parental expectations and school relationships as contributors to adolescents’ positive outcomes. Social Psychology of Education, 17(1), 1-17. https://rdcu.be/cJXfn
Changes in Leaders Affect Changes in Those They Lead
Powell, D. R., Son, S. H., File, N., & Froiland, J. M. (2012). Changes in parent involvement across the transition from public school prekindergarten to first grade and children's academic outcomes. The Elementary School Journal, 113(2), 276-300. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/667726
Qualitative study: parent-child responses to autonomy support intervention
Froiland, J. M. (2015). Parents’ weekly descriptions of autonomy supportive communication: Promoting children’s motivation to learn and positive emotions. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(1), 117-126. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-013-9819-x
The Beliefs of Leaders Matter
Puccioni, J., Baker, E. R., & Froiland, J. M. (2019). Academic socialization and the transition to kindergarten: Parental beliefs about school readiness and involvement. Infant and Child Development, 28(6), e2154. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2154
African Americans Parents Beliefs Fuel Their Involvement
Puccioni, J., Froiland, J. M., Moeyaert, M., Desir, S., & Galimore, Z. (2021). Associations among African American Parents’ Beliefs, Involvement, and Measures of School Readiness. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02092-1
TV as a Risk Factor for Hyperactivity in Young Children
Froiland, J. M., & Davison, M. L. (2016). Home literacy, television viewing, fidgeting and ADHD in young children. Educational Psychology, 36(8), 1337-1353. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2014.963031
Commissioned book chapter on state of the art in Homework
Froiland, J. M. (2013). Homework. In J. Ainsworth (Ed.) Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide. Sage. https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/sociology-of-education/n190.xml
Happiness and Intrinsic Motivation
Froiland, J. M., Smith, L., & Peterson, A. (2015). How children can be happier and more intrinsically motivated while receiving their compulsory education. In A. M. Columbus (Ed.), Advances in psychology research (pp. 85–111). Nova Science Publishers. https://novapublishers.com/shop/psychology-research-summaries-volume-2/
Demonstrates How to Apply the 21 Key Components of Autonomy Support
Froiland, J. M. (2014). Inspired Childhood: Parents Raising Motivated, Happy, and Successful Students from Preschool to College. Amazon, Seattle. https://www.amazon.com/Inspired-Childhood-Motivated-Successful-Preschool-ebook/dp/B00LT4OX5O
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