Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-46).

Research project (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-109).

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-61).

Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses. / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-02

This study is based on interviews and questionnaires with 52 Japanese postgraduate students (25 women and 27 men) at the University of London and the author's participant observation. It examines (1) the issues Japanese postgraduate students face while studying abroad, (2) what made them decide to study abroad, and (3) their thoughts on the period following their course, all with special reference to gender. Previous studies on international students have tended to focus on academic life, overlooking how personal life affects academic performance. They have also tended to treat international students as a homogeneous group, missing the differences, for example, in nationality, gender and level of study. As a fellow student, I felt from daily observation, that women faced more issues, particularly personal issues, than men. The principal findings are that women, single women with financial support from their parents in particular, tended to suffer from more issues and in more complicated ways than men. The only issue clearly common to both women and men is language proficiency. Issues particularly serious in their intensity among women were often in relation to marriage and parents. In contrast, issues among men centred on their careers. These gender differences are a reflection of gender expectations in the wider Japanese society. Issues specific to women and men were also closely linked to each individual's decision to study abroad, and to their future plans. The findings highlight the need for further research on the condition of international students which (1) uses qualitative international students, (2) divides students into special groups, (3) pays greater attention to both educational and personal aspects of their lives, and (4) examining the links among international students' reasons for deciding to study abroad, the issues which they may encounter while studying abroad, and their aspirations for the post-course period. Such research would help to promote new policies and practices to improve the welfare of international students in the UK, and hence this country's capacity to attract more students.

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The purpose of this study was to compare working women, career women, and homemakers on the variable of self-concept, locus of control, and attitudes toward women; to determine the relationship between group membership and age, marital status, education, income level, number of children, age of youngest child, maternal education, maternal training, and maternal work history; and to predict self-concept from a linear combination of locus of control, attitudes toward women, group membership, and all the other variables.

M.A. / It is imperative to acknowledge that my experiences as a counsellor at the Islamic Careline, an organization which deals with the personal and social problems of the community has sptirred my conviction that Muslim women need to empower themselves with knowledge of their religion. In this way they can facilitate the need to confront the reality of their situation both locally and internationally. I have also had the honour of correspondence with Muslim scholars such as Maryam Jameelah from Pakistan and B. A'isha Lemu from Nigeria. This interaction has provided me with enlightenment and inspiration and has truly been a pleasurable experience.

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Woman has been depicted in all mediums throughout the ages, although her image and content have always taken on varying interpretations. Beauty has always been epitomized in the human figure - from an inexhaustible longing for perfection. Naturally her feminineaspects and her unconscious awareness of the rythms of nature made her central to the making of myths. She was depended upon as the Earth Mother - the creator and preserver of the species. And her mysteries reverberated throughout the ages. The discovery of the earliest Aurignacian Head (20,000 B.C) [Fig. 2] reiterates this. She is not only woman but also prophetess. Chap. 1, p. 2.