The Psychology of Asian Learners: A Festschrift in Honor of David Watkins

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Advancing Psychological Studies on Asian Learners: Honoring the Legacy of David A. Watkins....Pages 3-14
A Journey Through David Watkins’s Research and Contribution to Cross-Cultural Psychology....Pages 15-34
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The Indispensable Role of Culture in Shaping Children’s Learning Beliefs....Pages 37-51
Understanding Students’ Beliefs About Knowledge and Learning in a Sociocultural Context: The Case of Korean Middle School Students....Pages 53-70
Youths’ Reasoning About Higher Education in Macao....Pages 71-84
Filipino Students’ Reasons for Not Being Motivated in School: Insights into Their Implicit Beliefs About Motivation and Learning....Pages 85-98
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Testing the Internal and External Frames of Reference for Academic Self-Concept Among Chinese Vocational Students....Pages 101-123
The Arab Culture and the Arab Self: Emphasis on Gender....Pages 125-138
Theoretical and Psychometric Review of Arabic Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs Research....Pages 139-155
The Role of Self-Efficacy and Connectedness in the Academic Success of Chinese Learners....Pages 157-169
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Understanding and Teaching the Chinese Learner: Resolving the Paradox of the Chinese Learner....Pages 173-187
The Predictive Power of Psychological Types for Learning Approaches Among Chinese University Students....Pages 189-201
Preservice Teachers’ Approaches to Learning and Their Learning Outcomes: A Malaysian Experience....Pages 203-216
The Effects of Culture and Sex on Students’ Approaches to Learning: Inspiring Insights from David Watkins’ Intellectual Inquiries....Pages 217-233
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The Role of Autonomous Motivation for Academic Engagement of Indonesian Secondary School Students: A Multilevel Modelling Approach....Pages 237-251
The Motivation-Achievement Paradox in International Educational Achievement Tests: Toward a Better Understanding....Pages 253-268
Curiosity and Student Learning in General Education in Hong Kong....Pages 269-288
Exploring Links Between Time Perspective and Academic Motivation among Filipino Undergraduates....Pages 289-300
Japanese Students’ Motivation Towards English as a Foreign Language....Pages 301-316
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Reciprocal Relations Between Chinese Students’ Beliefs of Competence, Effort Goal, and Academic Achievement....Pages 319-335
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Effort Counts and Goals Matter: The Effects of Effort and Achievement Goals on Moral Image, Approval, and Disapproval in a Chinese Cultural Context....Pages 337-353
Motivation of Chinese Learners: An Integration of Etic and Emic Approaches....Pages 355-368
The Conjoint Influence of Achievement Goals on Filipino Students’ Sense of Self, Facilitating Conditions, and School Outcomes: A Personal Investment Theory Analysis....Pages 369-388
Relation of Social Motivation and Gender on Academic Achievement in Qatar....Pages 389-403
Examining the Links Between Social Goals and Learning Strategies....Pages 405-417
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Mainland Chinese Students’ Responses to the Cognitive Conflicts in Their Adaptation to a Hong Kong University: A Developmental Perspective....Pages 421-440
Traveling a Thousand Miles: Determinants of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Asian Students in Australia....Pages 441-457
Basic Psychological Needs and Flourishing in Filipino University Students....Pages 459-469
Stress, Positive Psychological Resources, and Mental Health of Migrant Chinese Postgraduate Students in Macau....Pages 471-484
Positive Emotions Predict Students’ Well-Being and Academic Motivation: The Broaden-and-Build Approach....Pages 485-501
The Successful Life of Gritty Students: Grit Leads to Optimal Educational and Well-Being Outcomes in a Collectivist Context....Pages 503-516
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Academically At-risk Adolescents in Singapore: The Importance of Teacher Support in Promoting Academic Engagement....Pages 519-539
From Classroom Environment to Conception of Mathematics....Pages 541-557
Promoting Students’ Creative Self-Efficacy: A Field Experimental Study in Singapore Secondary Classrooms....Pages 559-575
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Materialism and Achievement Motivation: How Chinese Primary School Children, Secondary School Teenagers, and University Students are Similar....Pages 579-592
Self-Construal, Incremental Beliefs of Ability, and Learning Preferences of Singapore Students....Pages 593-606
Social Axioms and Academic Achievement Among Filipino College Students....Pages 607-620
Understanding Chinese Students’ Achievement Patterns: Perspectives from Social-Oriented Achievement Motivation....Pages 621-634
Early Learning Experiences of Young Chinese Learners in Hong Kong: The Role of Traditional Values and Changing Educational Policy....Pages 635-649
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Asian Learners: Retrospect and Prospect....Pages 653-664