Thesis (M.A.)--Trinity International University, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-105).

Thesis (M.T.S.)--Catholic Theological Union, 1982. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-144).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Full text release at OhioLINK's ETD Center delayed at author's request

The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in the meaning of work, as defined by values and life role salience, amongst Black and White young adults in South Africa. Super’s career development theory combined with one of his key research projects, the Work Importance Study, provided an empirical point of departure for the present study. The Values Scale and the Life Role Inventory were completed by 802 first-year university students (332 Black; 470 White). The means and standard deviations of the 22 Values Scale subscales illustrated that similar values emerge as salient for both groups. The 22 subscales were subjected to a principal axis factor analysis. Five factors were extracted and a Direct Oblimin rotation was performed. The rotated solution revealed the presence of distinct clusters of factor loadings. The five factors were described as Self Orientation, Physical Orientation, Humanism, Social Orientation and Autonomous Orientation. Inspection of the means and standard deviations of these factors indicated the presence of differences in the relative importance of the value factors between the two groups. Overall, culture accounted for 15% of the variance in the Values Scale factors. A subsequent discriminant analysis revealed that the Humanism Values Scale factor contributed the most to the separation of the two groups. The results of this analysis support the presence of cultural differences in value salience between the two groups. The means and standard deviations of the Life Role Inventory indicated differences in life role salience between the two groups. A discriminant analysis revealed that culture accounted for 27% of the variance in the combination of the five life roles. ANOVAs showed that the biggest difference between the two groups was observed in the Leisure life role. The results of this analysis support the presence of cultural differences in life role salience between the two groups. In comparing the scores of the Values Scale factors and the Life Role Inventory Commitment subscales a Pearson’s product-moment correlation revealed the presence of many coefficients of 0.30 and above. Subsequently an interbattery factor analysis was performed. The Tucker-Lewis reliability coefficients indicated a three factor solution for the White group and a four factor solution for the Black group to be appropriate. Thereafter a Varimax rotation was performed. The structural equivalence coefficients indicated factor equivalence between the two groups. For the White group and the Black group three factors were namedOrientation towards Collectivism, Work Motivation and Social Autonomy. The fourth factor for the Black group was named Social Affiliation. On the basis of the commonality of factors and structural equivalence of three factors, it was concluded that the two groups share similar meaning of work as measured by the relation between the values and life role salience. / Dr. K. de Bruin

In response to the overemphasis on cognition in understanding the moral domain, this study attempted to draw attention to the contribution personality can make. To do this, people affiliated with health, social and religious organizations were contacted and asked to nominate young adults whom they considered to be moral exemplars. Forty nominated moral exemplars participated in the study, along with forty comparison individuals who were matched to the exemplar group on age, gender, years of education, and ethnicity. Each person was given a battery of questionnaires, as well as participated in a life narrative interview. It was found that, in contrast to the comparison group, moral exemplars possessed a different personality disposition with these individuals rating themselves higher on the trait dimension of Agreeableness. On development-related measures, moral exemplars were found to be more mature in their thinking as reflected in higher scores on Faith Development and Moral Reasoning. As well, moral exemplars were further along in their identity formation as revealed in lower scores on Identity Diffusion. Within the stories regarding their life's high points, more agentic themes were found in those stories coming from moral exemplars. However, when it came to managing their everyday projects, moral exemplars were more disorganized. These diverse findings are discussed in reference to the contributions they make to the formation of a moral identity in the early adult years. / Arts, Faculty of / Psychology, Department of / Graduate

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This study was designed to examine: (1) the extent to which cheating occurs in fundamentalist Christian colleges; (2) the attitudes of fundamentalist Christian college students toward cheating; (3) attitudes of fundamentalist Christian college students toward cheating among their peers; (4) the kinds of cheating practices of fundamentalist Christian college students; (5) the degree to which students engage in neutralizing behavior to justify cheating; (6) differences in cheating behaviors according to gender; (7) differences in cheating behaviors according to ethnicity; and (8) differences in cheating behaviors according to the length of duration of Christian commitment. Based upon the responses of 337 students attending 3 different Christian colleges, it was concluded that: (1) most Christian fundamentalist students do not engage in cheating; (2) respondents believe that each of 17 self-reported cheating behaviors are serious forms of cheating; (3) respondents are unlikely to report cheating among peers; (4) plagiarism is the most common cheating behavior; (5) most respondents justify cheating on the basis of the workload at school and the pressure to obtain good grades; (6) there are no differences in cheating behavior according to gender; (7) there are differences in cheating behavior according to groups; and (8) most respondents do not cheat regardless of the self-reported duration of Christian commitment.

Factors which influence severity of moral judgement in men and women were investigated in this study with 94 male and 89 female undergraduate students as participants. Effects of "sex of judge," "sex of transgressor," and "value orientation" variables were examined across five diverse story conditions. A measure of identification was also obtained. As hypothesized, a significant main effect was found for "value orientation," but not for "sex of judge" or "sex of transgressor" variables. The hypothesized disappearance of a "sex of judge" by "sex of transgressor" interaction was found. Hypotheses concerning a permissive trend and the effects of degree of identification were not confirmed.

We all use our language as one of our main modes of communication. Stan Klipper, the progatonist of Stan in Prague, found himself in a position where language has failed him, yet with the lack of language, his other senses have also failed him. When Stan was sent to Prague on a vague business trip, he decided to hire a translator to help him close the language gap, which in his case was huge. With his translator, Ihar, and Ihar's girlfriend delha, Stan maneuvers his way through the cramped streets of Prague, to open the lands of the Prague suburbs and into his own confusion. / by Justin Waldron. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.

This study sought to challenge Maslow’s (1954, 1968, 1971) proposition that altruism develops within individuals as they move toward self-actualization. Involvement was the operational definition of altruism used in the study. A national sample of 369 community college faculty and counselors completed the Personal Orientation Inventory and the Community College Involvement Survey (CCIS). The dependent variable involvement was regressed on seventeen personal, psychological, and institutional independent variables using a stepwise regression procedure. Spontaneity, number of years employed, degree status, and race positively influenced involvement, whereas, the discipline areas of math/science and health/allied health had overall negative effects on involvement. Maslow’s proposition obtained minimal support as just one of twelve constructs used to measure self-actualization (spontaneity), was found to predict altruism. A factor analysis procedure conducted on the responses of the CCIS identified ten discrete factors. Each factor revealed an individual pattern of involvement that two-year college faculty and counselors display on campus and within the community. These include: National Activists, Reclusive Colleagues, Faculty Leaders, Student Advocates, Campus Innovators, Campus Excellers, Local Activists, Professional Affiliates, Scholarly Achievers, and Service Volunteers. A second stepwise regression procedure identified ten independent variables as Significant predictors for eight of these factors. Age, gender, race, discipline, number of dependents, years employed, degree, collective bargaining, and job satisfaction, were all useful in explaining variance for individual factors. The findings are useful for understanding work patterns of community college faculty and counselors and subsequent benefits to the institution. / Ed. D.