What the West Can Learn From the East: Asian Perspectives on the Psychology of Learning and MotivationDennis M. McInerney, Oon Seng Tan, Gregory Arief D. Liem, Ai-Girl Tan Education, East and West, is today mostly Western in orientation. Asian perspectives remain relatively unrepresented in curricula, pedagogy and administrative structures. This volume has brought together authors researching in Asia who redress this imbalance and describe what the West can learn from the East. Topics covered include conceptions of and approaches to effective learning and teaching, self-regulated learning, perceived causes of success and failure, valuing of education, peer influences and classroom behavior, creativity, teacher commitment, class size, motivation, future goals, and other influences on effective learning. Shared insights from the research and theorizing presented should provide a fascinating perspectives for educators and administrators charged with providing cutting-edge, research-based educational best practices in diverse cultural and social environments internationally. |
Contents
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Perceptions of Students From | 77 |
CrossCultural Views of Teacher Commitment | 101 |
Filipino Adolescent Students Conceptions | 169 |
Motivational and SelfGoals of Female Students | 191 |
Motivation Attribution of Academic Experiences | 217 |
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CrossCultural Validation of SelfRegulated | 245 |
Future Goals and SelfRegulated Learning Among | 267 |
Role of Fieldwork in Humanities | 295 |
About the Authors | 313 |
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