FIELD / 04 · SOURCES & INTELLECTUAL LINEAGE
Read the roots.
Question the branches.
An annotated room of original researchers, institutions and source material. A link is not an endorsement, and citing established work does not validate a new independent model.
BEHAVIOUR & MOTIVATION
What moves a person?
These sources explore different aspects of motivation, intention, capacity and behaviour. Read them as separate theoretical contributions.
- Icek Ajzen (1991) — The Theory of Planned Behavior ↗PRIMARY PAPER
A foundational paper on behavioural intention, attitudes, norms and perceived control. Some access options may be publisher-restricted.
- BJ Fogg — Fogg Behavior Model ↗ORIGINAL MODEL
Stanford's presentation of the motivation–ability–prompt framework; useful for comparing accounts of behavioural execution.
- Ryan & Deci (2000) — Self-Determination Theory ↗PEER-REVIEWED
An influential review of autonomy, competence, relatedness and motivation, presented in its own research context.
LEARNING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
What should education build?
Frameworks and methods from scholars and institutions working on thinking, student agency and learning.
- OECD — Learning Compass 2030 ↗INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
A globally informed, locally contextualised framework involving agency, competencies, values and well-being.
- Harvard Project Zero — Visible Thinking ↗RESEARCH PROGRAMME
An established research-based initiative on thinking routines, documentation and reflective educational practice.
- Project Zero — Thinking Routines Toolbox ↗EDUCATOR RESOURCE
Practical original resources; respect the licence and attribution terms attached to each resource.
METHODS, OPENNESS & THE PUBLIC WEB
What makes work inspectable?
Research quality and open-source licensing are different conversations; both matter here.
- National Academies — Reproducibility and Replicability in Science ↗CONSENSUS REPORT
Access to a major consensus-study resource for distinguishing and improving research practices.
- Open Source Initiative — Open Source Definition ↗LICENSING STANDARD
The criteria behind the software label. Public readability and open-source licensing are not synonyms.
- Google Search Central — SEO Starter Guide ↗PRIMARY GUIDANCE
First-party guidance on helpful content, crawlability, titles and sensible site organisation, without ranking guarantees.
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