Overview
- Showcases a range of empirical and review papers that consider the psychological aspects and characteristics of Asian learners’ experiences
- Stimulates a lively discussion and helps readers to understand Asian learners from diverse psychological perspectives
- Presents essential research on students from East Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia (the Middle East)
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Table of contents (40 chapters)
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Beliefs About Learning and Schooling
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Self-Related Processes
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Approaches to Learning
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ronnel B. King is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Prior to this, he was a Research Scientist at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He finished his PhD in Educational Psychology at The University of Hong Kong under the supervision of David Watkins. His research interests are on student motivation and well-being. He presently serves as an editorial board member for Contemporary Educational Psychology and The Asia Pacific Education Researcher, and is currently serving as a guest editor for a special issue on culture and motivation in the British Journal of Educational Psychology.
Allan B. I. Bernardo is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Macau. His research interest relate to lay theories and intergroup relations, socioeconomic inequality and mobility, hope, gratitude and other positive psychological experiences, and the cultural dimensions of learning and academic achievement. He is Editor Emeritus of The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Psychology of Asian Learners
Book Subtitle: A Festschrift in Honor of David Watkins
Editors: Ronnel B. King, Allan B. I. Bernardo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-576-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-575-4Published: 22 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1228-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-576-1Published: 12 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 664
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Learning & Instruction, Educational Psychology