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Yttre motivation i skönlitterär läsning - en nödvändig morot eller ett hinder för inre motivation?: En kvalitativ studie om hur svensklärare i gymnasieskolan beskriver sitt arbete med att främja elevers läsmotivation
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication.
2026 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Extrinsic Motivation in Fiction Reading – A Necessary Reward or an Obstacle to Instrinsic Motivation? : A Qualitative Study on How Upper Secondary School Swedish Teachers’ Describe Their Work in Promoting Students’ Motivation (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien är att bidra med kunskap om hur svensklärare arbetar för att motivera gymnasieelever till skönlitterär läsning. Studien behandlar från tre frågeställningar: 1) Hur upplever lärare elevers motivation till skönlitterär läsning? 2) Vilken betydelse beskriver lärare att val av litteratur har för att motivera elever till skönlitterär läsning? 3) Hur beskriver lärare att de arbetar för att motivera elever till och i läsning av skönlitteratur? Studien utgår från självbestämmandeteorin, med fokus på inre och yttre motivation samt behoven av autonomi, kompetens och samhörighet. Studien genomfördes som en kvalitativ intervjustudie med fem svensklärare och materialet analyserades tematiskt. Resultatet visar att elevers motivation ofta beskrivs som låg och i hög grad präglad av yttre faktorer som krav och betyg. Samtidigt framträder elevinflytande, relevans, lässtrategier och boksamtal som centrala för att främja motivation. Studien synliggör en spänning mellan yttre motivation som en nödvändig drivkraft och strävan efter att utveckla inre motivation till läsning.

Abstract [en]

The aim of this study is to contribute knowledge about how Swedish languange teachers work to motivate Upper Secondary School students to read fiction. The study addresses three research questions: 1) How do teachers perceive students’ motivation for reading fiction? 2) What significance do teachers describe that the choice of literature has in motivation students to read? 3) How do teachers describe their work to motivate students to read fiction, and during the reading of fiction? The study is based on Self-Determination Theory, focusing on instrinsic and extrinsic motivation as well as the psychological needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness. The study was conducted as a qualitative interview study with five Swedish teachers and the material was analysed thematically. The results show that students’ motivation is often described as low and largely influenced by external factors such as demands and grades. At the same time, student influence, relevance, reading strategies and literature discussions emerge as central factors in promoting motivation. The study highlights a tension between extrinsic motivation as a necessary driving force and the ambition to develop intrinsic motivation for reading.

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2026. , p. 37
Keywords [en]
Instrinsic and extrinsic motivation, teaching, fiction, self-determination theory, reading engagement
Keywords [sv]
Inre och yttre motivation, undervisning, skönlitteratur, självbestämmandeteorin, läsengagemang
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Didactics Educational Work General Literature Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-71419OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-71419DiVA, id: diva2:2062356
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