Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity | Underpinning Success with Research and Practice

Frédéric Guay (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1681231670 / ISBN 13: 9781681231679

Published by Information Age Publishing, 2015

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Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity | Underpinning Success with Research and Practice | Frédéric Guay (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2015 | Information Age Publishing | EAN 9781681231679 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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• Title: Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity | Underpinning Success with Research and Practice
• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681231670
• ISBN 13: 9781681231679
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 20D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams
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Synopsis

The concept of the Self has a long history that dates back from the ancient Greeks such as Aristotle to more contemporary thinkers such as Wundt, James, Mead, Cooley, Freud, Rogers, and Erikson (Tesser & Felson, 2000). Research on the Self relates to a range of phenomena including self-esteem, self-concept, self-protection, self-verification, self-awareness, identity, self-efficacy, self-determination etc. that could be sharply different or very similar. Despite this long tradition of thinkers and the numerous studies conducted on the Self, this concept is still not very well defined. More precisely, it is not a precise object of study, but rather a collection of loosely related subtopics (Baumesiter, 1998). Also, in the philosophical literature, the legitimacy of the concept of “self” has been brought into question. Some authors have argued that the self is not a psychological entity per se, but rather an illusion created by the complex interplay between cognitive and neurological subsystems (Zahavi, 2005). Although no definitive consensus has been reached regarding the Self, we emphasis in this volume that the Self and its related phenomena including self-concept, motivation, and identity are crucial for understanding consciousness and therefore important to understand human behavior.

Self-concept, motivation and identity: Underpinning success with research and practice provides thus a unique insight into self-concept and its relationship to motivation and identity from varied theoretical and empirical perspectives. This volume is intended to develop both theoretical and methodological ideas and to present empirical evidence demonstrating the importance of theory and research to effective practice.

About the Author

Frederic Guay, Universite Laval, Canada.Herbert Marsh, Australian Catholic University, Australia.Dennis M. McInerney, The Hong Kong Institute of Education.Rhonda G. Craven, Australian Catholic University, Australia.