McInerney's scholarly position holds that culture is a missing link in most motivation research¶

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q1 i? Dennis McInerney's research program was dedicated to uncovering how culture is a missing link in most motivation research. → Bembenutty 2023

Evidence¶

Bembenutty 2023¶

Bembenutty, H., Liem, G.A.D., Allen, K.A., King, R.B., Martin, A.J., Marsh, H.W., Craven, R.G., Kaplan, A., Schunk, D.H., DiBenedetto, M.K., & Datu, J.A.D. (2023). Culture, Motivation, Self-Regulation, and the Impactful Work of Dennis M. McInerney. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09743-3

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The tribute's abstract states this as the authors' characterization of McInerney's career, reporting no data: "culture is a missing link in most motivation research" is presented as his scholarly position, not a tested finding.

"McInerney dedicated a significant part to researching the problems associated with studying culture and uncovering how culture is a missing link in most motivation research."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Mainstream motivation theories require cross-cultural testing to establish whether they apply to culturally diverse groups — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• McInerney's work invited reconsideration of how motivation research is conceptualized, assessed, and applied in teaching and learning practices — related
• Students' social and work avoidance goals are psychological parameters of motivation identifiable through qualitative investigation — related