Paper #1: Self-determination theory as a gateway for mathematics learning in rural high schools: A South African case Duduzile Rosemary Mkhize (University of Johannesburg) Paper #2: Fostering Inclusive Learning in Primary Science Education Emphasizing the Feeling of Competence, Social Relatedness and Autonomy Eva Blumberg (University of Paderborn), with Theresa Fromme Paper #3: Motivating the Academically Unmotivated in Mathematics: The Why and How Woon Chia Liu (National Institute of Education, Singapore), with John Chee Keng Wang, Eng Guan Tay , G. A. D. Liem , Y. Nie , S. Chye , C. Chiu , Y. Hong