by Wong Chi Kin, Max. / Includes questionaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-89). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.ix / Chapter CHAPTER I - --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / The concept of stress --- p.1 / Daily hassles and Depression --- p.3 / Beck's cognitive theory --- p.7 / Alternative Etiologies model --- p.13 / Symptom model --- p.14 / Interactional Alternative Etiologies model and Symptom models --- p.17 / Chinese Studies --- p.19 / Purpose of the present study --- p.20 / Improvement over past studies --- p.20 / Chapter CHAPTER II - --- METHOD --- p.22 / Subjects --- p.22 / Instruments --- p.22 / Procedure --- p.24 / Chapter CHAPTER III - --- RESULTS --- p.26 / Attrition analysis --- p.26 / Analysis of demographic and time effects --- p.26 / Reliabilities of measures --- p.32 / Interrelations of measured variables --- p.32 / Multiple regression analysis --- p.34 / Two-wave longitudinal path analysis --- p.38 / Chapter CHAPTER IV - --- DISCUSSION --- p.68 / Time effect --- p.68 / Stability of measured variables --- p.68 / Beck's cognitive theory of depression --- p.69 / Alternative etiological model --- p.71 / Revised symptom model --- p.72 / Interaction between daily hassles and depression --- p.75 / Limitations --- p.76 / Research implication --- p.77 / Clinical implication --- p.78 / Conclusion --- p.79 / REFERENCES --- p.80 / APPENDICES --- p.89

Lee, Shuk Ling Candy. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-193). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix C also in Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract in Chinese --- p.iii / Acknowledgment --- p.iv / Table of contents --- p.v / List of tables --- p.viii / List of figures --- p.ix / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1. --- Background of this study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- Purpose of this study --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3. --- Scope and delimitation --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4. --- Organization of thesis --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review / Chapter 2.1. --- Introduction --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2. --- Rape as a sexual offense --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- The legal definition of rape --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- The social definition of rape --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3. --- Rape myths --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- The victim is lying --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- The intercourse was consensual --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.3. --- No damaged was done to the victim --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.4. --- The victim is blamed --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4. --- Rape myths for male victims only --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.1. --- "Outside of prisons, male rapes are impossible" --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.2. --- Rapists and victims are homosexuals --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.3. --- Males victims are weak --- p.26 / Chapter 2.5. --- Dyadic differences in attribution of rape myths --- p.27 / Chapter 2.6. --- Rape myths in Hong Kong --- p.30 / Chapter 2.7. --- Secondary victimization --- p.32 / Chapter 2.7.1. --- Post-traumatic stress disorder --- p.34 / Chapter 2.7.2. --- Underreporting of rape --- p.35 / Chapter 2.8. --- Conversational practice --- p.38 / Chapter 2.9. --- Metaphor and rape ´ب --- p.44 / Chapter 2.10. --- Summary --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Method / Chapter 3.1. --- Introduction / Chapter 3.2. --- Research questions --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3. --- Research design --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- Research procedures --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- Participants --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Research setting --- p.55 / Chapter 3.3.4. --- Materials --- p.55 / Chapter 3.4. --- The vignette method --- p.56 / Chapter 3.5. --- Data analysis --- p.61 / Chapter 3.6. --- Feminist standpoint --- p.62 / Chapter 3.7. --- Triangulation --- p.62 / Chapter 3.8. --- Summary --- p.62 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results and discussion: Dyadic differences / Chapter 4.1. --- Introduction --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2. --- Summary of the goal and procedure of the study --- p.64 / Chapter 4.3. --- Overview of rape myths --- p.65 / Chapter 4.4. --- Dyadic differences --- p.66 / Chapter 4.4.1. --- Distribution of rape myths 一 female rape --- p.66 / Chapter 4.4.2. --- Distribution of rape myths 一 male rape --- p.68 / Chapter 4.4.3. --- Conversational practices --- p.73 / Chapter 4.4.3.1. --- Who dominates the floor? --- p.73 / Chapter 4.4.3.2. --- Male pauses between turns --- p.79 / Chapter 4.4.3.3. --- The effect of the research context --- p.82 / Chapter 4.5. --- Summary --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Results and discussion: Female rape talk / Chapter 5.1. --- Introduction --- p.85 / Chapter 5.2. --- Rape myths in detail --- p.85 / Chapter 5.2.1. --- Rape myth 1: The victim is lying --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2.1.1. --- Women are evil --- p.87 / Chapter 5.2.1.2. --- Women take pride of their sex appeal --- p.89 / Chapter 5.2.1.3. --- Rape is an easy accusation to make --- p.90 / Chapter 5.2.1.4. --- Rape is a shame and should be concealed from anyone --- p.93 / Chapter 5.2.1.5. --- Discussion --- p.94 / Chapter 5.2.2. --- Rape myth 2: The intercourse was consensual --- p.95 / Chapter 5.2.2.1. --- "Women never mean ""no""" --- p.96 / Chapter 5.2.2.2. --- Victims must have struggled hard --- p.97 / Chapter 5.2.2.3. --- Discussion --- p.98 / Chapter 5.2.3. --- Rape myth 3: No damage was done to the victim --- p.99 / Chapter 5.2.3.1. --- Raped women are impure --- p.100 / Chapter 5.2.3.2. --- Rape has done no damage to dissolute women --- p.101 / Chapter 5.2.3.3. --- Discussion --- p.102 / Chapter 5.2.4. --- Rape myth 4: The victim is blamed --- p.103 / Chapter 5.2.4.1. --- The public sphere is dangerous to females --- p.104 / Chapter 5.2.4.2. --- Victims are accused of their reckless behaviors --- p.107 / Chapter 5.2.4.3. --- Good things happen to good people; bad things happen to bad people --- p.112 / Chapter 5.2.4.4. --- Discussion --- p.113 / Chapter 5.3. --- Summary --- p.116 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Results and discussion: Male rape talk / Chapter 6.1. --- Introduction --- p.119 / Chapter 6.2. --- Male rape myths in detail --- p.119 / Chapter 6.2.1. --- Rape myth 1: Outside of prisons，male rape cannot happen --- p.119 / Chapter 6.2.1.1. --- Male rape is unexpected --- p.120 / Chapter 6.2.1.2. --- The male victim is relatively blameless --- p.122 / Chapter 6.2.1.3. --- Discussion --- p.124 / Chapter 6.2.2. --- Rape myth 2: Rapists and victims are homosexuals --- p.125 / Chapter 6.2.2.1. --- The rapist is homosexual because rape is a sexually motivated crime --- p.126 / Chapter 6.2.2.2. --- Male victims are construed as feminine --- p.129 / Chapter 6.2.2.3. --- Homophobia --- p.132 / Chapter 6.2.2.4. --- Discussion --- p.134 / Chapter 6.2.3. --- Rape myth 3: Male victims are weak --- p.136 / Chapter 6.2.3.1. --- Males should have the ability to resist --- p.136 / Chapter 6.2.3.2. --- Male rape victims are of young age --- p.138 / Chapter 6.2.3.3. --- Discussion --- p.139 / Chapter 6.3. --- Summary --- p.140 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Results and discussion: Metaphors in rape talk / Chapter 7.1. --- Introduction --- p.142 / Chapter 7.2. --- Metaphors --- p.142 / Chapter 7.2.1. --- Female rape is science; male rape is supernatural --- p.143 / Chapter 7.2.2. --- The rapist is a wolf; rape is preying; the victim is a prey --- p.146 / Chapter 7.2.3. --- The act of rape is holding in the hand --- p.149 / Chapter 7.2.4. --- Rape is war --- p.151 / Chapter 7.3. --- Discussion --- p.152 / Chapter 7.4. --- Summary --- p.158 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion / Chapter 8.1. --- Introduction --- p.150 / Chapter 8.2. --- Summary --- p.160 / Chapter 8.2.1. --- How do Hong Kong students of mixed- and same-sex dyads talk about rape? --- p.160 / Chapter 8.2.2. --- How are rape myths constructed through conversations of dyads about female and male rape? --- p.162 / Chapter 8.2.3. --- What metaphors do the dyads use when discussing rape? --- p.166 / Chapter 8.3. --- Limitation --- p.168 / Chapter 8.4. --- Contributions --- p.169 / Chapter 8.5. --- Recommendations --- p.172 / Chapter 8.6. --- Suggestions for further research --- p.176 / References --- p.180 / Appendices / Appendix A Participant information --- p.194 / Appendix B Personal information questionnaire --- p.200 / Appendix C The vignettes --- p.201 / Appendix D Consent form --- p.203

Kam, Chun Seng. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 27-33). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.2 / Abstract --- p.3 / 摘要 --- p.4 / Table of Contents --- p.5 / List of Tables --- p.6 / List of Figures --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.8 / Brief introduction to Past Literature on Asian Self-Enhancement --- p.8 / Two Conflicting Views on Asian Self-Enhancement --- p.9 / Self-Enhancement with Temporal Appraisal --- p.11 / Aims and Overview of the Studies --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- An Empirical Study --- p.14 / Method --- p.14 / Results --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- General Discussion --- p.22 / Summary and Importance of the Current Findings --- p.22 / Why Didn't Participants Self-Enhance for their Close Others? --- p.23 / Do Different Operationalizations of Self-Enhancment Yield Different Findings? --- p.23 / Future Directions and Conclusion --- p.25 / Footnotes --- p.26 / References --- p.27

There is a critical need for college students to receive an education that fosters global learning in preparation for life in an increasingly interdependent and interconnected world. Universities recognize this need and endeavor to provide a range of programs that target global knowledge and skills, and meet the needs of traditional and non-traditional students. Domestic foreign language immersion programs can contribute to student global learning and development by providing students with an opportunity to participate in a rich global learning experience in the U.S. While some researchers have investigated impacts of domestic foreign language immersion on language proficiency, few studies of other kinds of global learning outcomes are available, and research is needed to gain an understanding of program impacts and make improvements. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which participation in a domestic foreign language immersion program was perceived to influence global learning and development. The study used a mixed-methods design that incorporated as a key instrument a retrospective survey of former participants in a university-level domestic foreign language immersion program. Perspectives from short-term study abroad, foreign languages, transformative learning, and global citizenship informed the research. The study found that participants in a domestic foreign language immersion program perceived influence in all three domains of global development. The degree of perceived influence was similar in the three domains except in the area of social responsibility, which received a significantly lower rating. Finally, student characteristics, including age, language level, prior international or other intercultural experience, and on/off-campus residence were not associated with perceived program influence. A qualitative analysis helped explain these findings.

The urgent need for reform of USA and global food systems is evident in the pervasiveness of both food waste and food insecurity. Such an inefficient system strains the environmental, social, and economic systems on which it relies. Although policy and infrastructure changes are essential, consumers can play a significant role by decreasing their food waste, given that consumer waste represents 60% of the waste along the food cycle in developed countries. Incorporation of food literacy and food waste education in school curricula may provide a meaningful entry point for promoting food waste reduction skills. This dissertation presents context on the suitability of food systems for science and climate change education. Practical implementation of this concept is then explored through a survey of 495 students at Portland State University that presents the reported knowledge, attitudes, emotions, and beliefs related to food waste. The underlying factors that influence student food waste behavior and intent to change such behavior are likewise explored. I also provide a description and assessment of a food waste diversion program, No Scrap Left Behind, that was developed and piloted at PSU. I found that knowledge, attitudes, emotions, beliefs, and reported food-related behaviors were generally positive. Students were also interested in taking action and perceived that their food-related actions could make a difference. Intent to change food waste behaviors was influenced by: 1) sustainability actions, 2) food waste diversion actions, 3) attitudes about composting, 4) composting, 5) reported household food waste, 6) material reuse attitudes. Reported food waste diversion behaviors were related to: 1) intent to reduce food waste, 2) knowledge and attitudes towards composting, and 3) attitudes about reuse. The measures of reported knowledge, attitudes, emotions, beliefs, and behaviors were not significantly influenced by No Scrap Left Behind programming, but actual measured food waste was decreased by one-fourth both over an academic year and within an academic term of programming. This indicates that students are amenable to food waste behavior change when given the encouragement and infrastructure to make that change. Further research may consider opportunities for food waste education beyond the cafeteria setting, particularly as an entry into more complex discussions around environmental, social, and economic systems and concepts.

Graduation date: 2006 / Two decades of literature from national college student climate reports measuring student attitudes toward people who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) indicate, “anti-GLBT intolerance and harassment has been prevalent” (Rankin, 2003). This study seeks to explore the determinants of such attitudes and explore the life contexts of students’ processes by which they came to hold such attitudes through a qualitative interview approach. The eight themes that emerged from the interviews reflect participants’ own voices and their worldviews about LGBT people. These themes inform a framework of general recommendations for student affairs programming efforts to reduce homophobia and resistance to LGBT people and lifestyles throughout campus.

This study examines the influences and factors that drive an international student to attend a specific higher education institution. Undergraduate, international students at Ball State University and Muskingum College were interviewed.The international students at those institutions had a variety of factors that played a role in their decision to attend either Ball State University or Muskingum College. These factors included location, academic programs, exchange programs, cost/finances, size of institution, family role, support available, and accessibility.A focused look at the students' background and the size of the institution was addressed. There was a lack of related literature on these points, yet the influence of these factors was quite important. / Department of Educational Studies

We have modeled in one-dimension two-dimensional (2-D) quantum wire structures: the notched electron stub tuner (NEST) and the double-notched electron stub tuner (D-NEST). The models consisted of square barriers representing the notches and square wells representing the stubs. We have calculated the transmission coefficient as a function of electron energy and/or device geometries to study electron transport through these quantum wire models. The transfer matrix method was used to calculate the transmission coefficient by utilizing a program written with Mathematica. The program and technique were verified using one-dimensional systems from the literature.We studied the principle of wave interference in the NEST model in the form of intersection points of several curves of the transmission coefficient versus barrier/well separation plotted with no offset. The creation of standing waves, in certain regions of the NEST model, by the interference of incident and reflected waves, gives rise to these intersection points. We have identified features in the conductance curves of the NEST and the transmission coefficient curves of the NEST model (the intersection points) that are very similar and may be explained by the same principle of wave interference.We have studied double-barrier resonant tunneling (DBRT) to assist in our study of the D-NEST model. The resonances in DBRT are attributed to the creation of standing waves between the two barriers for the tunneling and non-tunneling regimes. We attempted to prove the existence of these standing waves by studying the probability density in the D-NEST model. The well of the D-NEST model was scanned down the length of the double-barrier well region to investigate its effect on the transmission coefficient for this purpose. A small square barrier, used as a probe, was also used to study the probability density in the same way as the well was used. Initial scans of the probe above a simple square barrier gave us insight into the possibility of using it to scan for the probability density in the well region. The "over-the-barrier" resonances (attributed to standing waves) were studied in this case.We have developed knowledge of the transmission properties of these models that may aid in the understanding of the electron transport through the 2-D devices. We believe that to "fine tune" the conductance output of the D-NEST device, the second notch should be placed at a location that permits the creation of standing waves, for a specific electron energy value, between the two notches of the device. The "fine tuning" of the conductance output into a square-wave pattern could improve the devices performance as a potential switching mechanism. / Department of Chemistry

Many adults who enter universities to continue their education are placed in developmental or basic writing classes. With the prevalence of computers on university campuses, some of these writing classes are taught in computerbased classrooms, which may cause adult learners to be apprehensive of both writing and computers. Previous research studies regarding writing and computer apprehension have examined traditional age college students, ignoring how the social context of the computer-based classroom and the computers used as tools for writing may affect adult learners' attitudes toward both writing and computers. The purpose of this descriptive study of adult developmental writers was to examine their perceptions of the effects of computers in a computer-based writing classroom, focusing on how the context of the classroom, including the social situation within the computer-based classroom, influenced their attitudes and apprehension toward both writing and computers.In order to obtain scores that indicated students' apprehension toward writing and computers, the Daly-Miller Writing Apprehension Test and the Loyd and Gressard Computer Attitude Survey were given to adult learners (n=41) at the beginning and the end of the semester to determine changes in students' apprehension. Additional data from interviews, observation reports, and journals of twelve adult learners allowed the researcher to examine students' perceptions of their interactions with other students and between students and their computers, thus promoting an understanding of the context in which learning to write took place.Findings indicated that adult learners' apprehension scores toward writing and computers decreased by the end of the semester in the computer-based classroom. Qualitative data revealed that the computer-based classroom provided a context that enabled students to form supportive peer groups which helped and impacted their writing, allowing them to develop fluid processes for writing with computers.This study has particular relevance for understanding how adults learn to write in various settings. Adult learners are a special population with unique needs. Apprehension toward writing and computers affects adult learners' attitudes toward writing, many times causing them to drop out of educational programs. This study illuminates the problems and feelings adults face as they learn to write using computers. / Department of Educational Leadership

This study investigated, gathered, and organized information not previously available regarding the perceptions of school faculty (SF), teacher candidates (TC), and university faculty (UF) relating to the effectiveness of the PDS partnership between Grant University (GU) and Adam Elementary School (AES). Although participants in the PDS perceived the partnership was successful, data had not been collected from the participants. Data were not available to assess whether or not the list of responsibilities for SF and UF presented in the AES/GU PDS Agreement were being completed. A mixed-methods survey-methodology with the use of questionnaires provided a framework for the study. Semi-structured interviews and narrative responses substantiated and supported discoveries in data. Cross-sectional surveys collected data from differing segments of the population at a specific time showing the perceptions of those segments of the population. The collection of data is from three population groups (school faculty, teacher candidates, university faculty) during two years. The study describes the perceptions, both positive and negative of teacher candidates, university faculty, and school faculty. / Department of Educational Leadership