Profile
Dennis M. McInerney was most recently adjunct Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Prior to this he was Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and Associate Vice President (Research and Development) and Co-Director of the Assessment Research Centre of the Institute. He is currently an honorary professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. Professor McInerney continues research consultancies with a range of international universities and individuals.
Before his appointment at The Hong Kong Institute of Education he was Professor and Associate Dean (Education Research) at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore having served for a period as Vice-Dean (Research and Methodology) within the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. Previous to this Professor McInerney was Research Professor and Associate Director of the Self Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney.
Professor McInerney has a BA from Macquarie University, a B. Ed and M. Ed (Hons) from the University of New England, and a PhD from the University of Sydney. He is a registered psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society, and previously member of both the Australian Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association. He is a registered teacher.
Professor McInerney has published numerous research articles in refereed international journals, books and conferences. He edits two international research series, Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning (Vols 1-11) and International Advances in Self Research (Vols 1-4). He has received numerous research grants including seven Australian Research Council grants and two Hong Kong University Grants Committee grants. He was awarded the University of Western Sydney’s Senior Researcher Award and was the first Professor to receive a Personal Chair at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur. He was also awarded the inaugural President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research (Research Excellence) at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Professor McInerney has written a number of textbooks including Educational Psychology: Constructing Learning (Pearson 6th Edition, 2014); Developmental and Educational Psychology for Teachers: An applied approach (with Dave Putwain, Routledge. 2017); Developmental Psychology for Teachers (Allen & Unwin, 2006); Helping Kids Achieve Their Best: Understanding and Using Motivation in the Classroom (published by Allen & Unwin, 2000 and republished by Information Age Publishing, 2005), and Publishing Your Psychology Research (Sage and Allen & Unwin, 2001).
Before his appointment at The Hong Kong Institute of Education he was Professor and Associate Dean (Education Research) at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore having served for a period as Vice-Dean (Research and Methodology) within the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. Previous to this Professor McInerney was Research Professor and Associate Director of the Self Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney.
Professor McInerney has a BA from Macquarie University, a B. Ed and M. Ed (Hons) from the University of New England, and a PhD from the University of Sydney. He is a registered psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society, and previously member of both the Australian Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association. He is a registered teacher.
Professor McInerney has published numerous research articles in refereed international journals, books and conferences. He edits two international research series, Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning (Vols 1-11) and International Advances in Self Research (Vols 1-4). He has received numerous research grants including seven Australian Research Council grants and two Hong Kong University Grants Committee grants. He was awarded the University of Western Sydney’s Senior Researcher Award and was the first Professor to receive a Personal Chair at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur. He was also awarded the inaugural President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research (Research Excellence) at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Professor McInerney has written a number of textbooks including Educational Psychology: Constructing Learning (Pearson 6th Edition, 2014); Developmental and Educational Psychology for Teachers: An applied approach (with Dave Putwain, Routledge. 2017); Developmental Psychology for Teachers (Allen & Unwin, 2006); Helping Kids Achieve Their Best: Understanding and Using Motivation in the Classroom (published by Allen & Unwin, 2000 and republished by Information Age Publishing, 2005), and Publishing Your Psychology Research (Sage and Allen & Unwin, 2001).
Research Interest
Professor McInerney’s major areas of research interest are cross-cultural studies of learning and motivation, self-processes and adaptive psychological determinants of school behavior (such as self-regulation, self-concept, metacognition, learning styles etc), and instrument design and validation.
