Well, not exactly 3-D, unless you look at your surroundings, too, which I guarantee will be! Back on topic, however, after looking at some of the literature (and specifically Dr. McCoy's comments) I found that it really is hard to find ANYTHING on the beginning of classes and motivation. So, as she suggested, I'm going to broaden the motivation topic and see how I can work it into a good study.
By focusing on motivation, I could interview teachers (as Dr. Mac said) and see what they expected to work for motivation. What types of reinforcement worked, what sorts of activities kept students interested, or just what kinds of questions ensured on-task behaviors? Observation would be a great way to gather data for this, although student interviews (or perhaps a survey) could also work. At this point, I feel like I need to hit the literature again to find what sort of precedents I can work with. Hopefully by broadening my scope I'll have more luck in that search.
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Sean, you are right on target. Motivation and apathetic students is really important and interesting. I would recommend exactly what you are doing---survey the literature to get ideas for a specific focus.
Good work.
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