Abstract
The first time I met David Watkins was a long time ago. I was sitting next to him on a bus going to the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology conference dinner. The place was Newcastle, and the year was 1988, an auspicious year as I turned 40 and had just submitted my doctorate for examination, the topic of my doctorate being The Psychological Determinants of Motivation of Non-Traditional Aboriginal Students. My “very erudite” paper presentation at the conference was entitled A cross-cultural analysis of student motivation in school settings: An Australian perspective. What a fortuitous event that I was seated on a bus next to David who was also developing a strong interest in cross-cultural research on learning and motivation. What I had not anticipated during the bus trip to a wonderful Hunter Valley winery and the later conversation we had during dinner and throughout the conference was what an argumentative couple we were. It seemed that when I said “white,” he would say “black,” and when he said “fast,” I would say “slow.” I think these dynamics characterized our long friendship and professional relationship through to today. Copyright © 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Singapore.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The psychology of Asian learners: A festschrift in honor of David Watkins |
Editors | Ronnel B. KING, Allan B. I. BERNARDO |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
Publisher | Springer Singapore |
Pages | 15-34 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789812875761 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789812875754 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Citation
Mclnerney, D. M. (2016). A journey through David Watkins’s research and contribution to cross-cultural psychology. In R. B. King, & A. B. I. Bernardo (Eds.), The psychology of Asian learners: A festschrift in honor of David Watkins (pp. 15-34). Singapore: Springer Singapore.Keywords
- Achievement goal
- Extrinsic motivation
- Mastery goal
- Indigenous student
- Future time perspective