Professor Dennis McInerney, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

Interdisciplinary studies provide the opportunity to observe various phenomena, such as achievement motivation, from a variety of perspectives. No one perspective, such as sociology or psychology, can provide a holistic interpretation of behaviour. For this reason, studies that incorporate a variety of theoretical positions and consider a range of empirical evidence are stronger studies. However, because of constraints on funding mechanisms, the realisation of truly interdisciplinary studies is more an ideal than a reality.

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